Table 1.
Characteristics of Personality Traits and Elder Self-Neglect in CHAP
| Total Cohort N=9,379 | No Self-Neglect N=7,559 | Self-Neglect N=1,820 | t-Test | DF | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroticism (range 0–15) | ||||||
| Mean, (SD) | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.4 (2.3) | 5.8 (2.3) | −7.26 | 9161 | <0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 5.0 (4.0–7.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (4.0–7.0) | |||
| 90% | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |||
| 10% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Extraversion (range 0–16) | ||||||
| Mean, (SD) | 8.4 (2.2) | 8.5 (2.2) | 8.1 (2.1) | 5.82 | 9165 | >0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 8.0 (7.0–10.0) | 8.0 (7.010.0) | 8.0 (7.010.0) | |||
| 90% | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | |||
| 10% | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |||
| Information Processing (range 0–8) | ||||||
| Mean, (SD) | 5.0 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 4.8 (1.5) | 6.82 | 9149 | <0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 94.0–6.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | |||
| 90% | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |||
| 10% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Rigidity (range 0–8) | ||||||
| Mean, (SD) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.1 (1.5) | 5.2 (1.4) | −2.50 | 9128 | 0.013 |
| Median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (4.0–6.0) | |||
| 90% | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |||
| 10% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |