Table 2. Partial correlations of personality traits, energy expenditure (volume of oxygen (VO2) consumption), and related measures at rest, normal, and fast walking tasks.a .
| Rest | Normal walking | Fast walking | |||
| VO2 | Distance | VO2 | Time | VO2 | |
| Age | -.14** | -.41** | -.05 | .55** | -39** |
| Sex | -.11* | -.08 | -.14** | .14** | -.19** |
| Height | .10* | .22** | .14** | -.30** | .27** |
| Neuroticism | .00 | -.08 | -.02 | .14** | -.12** |
| Extraversion | -.01 | .08* | .05 | -.13** | .11** |
| Openness | .04 | .08* | .09* | -.13** | .13** |
| Agreeableness | -.07 | -.02 | -.05 | -.03 | -.01 |
| Conscientiousness | .00 | .09* | .03 | -.09* | .09* |
| N1: Anxiety | -.06 | -.05 | -.01 | .09* | -.08* |
| N2: Angry Hostility | .08 | -.01 | .03 | .11** | -.07 |
| N3: Depression | -.01 | -.09* | -.01 | .14** | -.10* |
| N4: Self-consciousness | -.06 | -.04 | -.04 | .05 | -.08* |
| N5: Impulsiveness | .07 | -.08* | -.01 | .11** | -.10* |
| N6: Vulnerability | -.02 | -.07 | -.03 | .10* | -.10* |
| E1: Warmth | -.06 | .06 | .01 | -.07 | .05 |
| E2: Gregariousness | -.04 | .01 | -.04 | -.04 | .00 |
| E3: Assertiveness | .04 | .08 | .08* | -.08* | .10* |
| E4: Activity | .06 | .20** | .18** | -.24** | .21** |
| E5: Excitement-Seeking | .00 | -.05 | -.04 | .00 | .02 |
| E6: Positive Emotions | -.05 | .07 | .05 | -.13** | .08* |
| O1: Fantasy | .01 | .04 | .03 | -.03 | .04 |
| O2: Aesthetics | .03 | .05 | .05 | -.04 | .03 |
| O3: Feelings | .06 | .03 | .05 | -.05 | .09* |
| O4: Actions | -.01 | .11** | .09* | -.16** | .13** |
| O5: Ideas | -.02 | .03 | .07 | -.08 | .12** |
| O6: Values | .09 | .07 | .07 | -.17** | .14** |
| A1: Trust | -.03 | .07 | .07 | -.09* | .11** |
| A2: Straightforwardness | -.06 | -.02 | -.04 | -.02 | .01 |
| A3: Altruism | -.04 | .03 | .00 | -.09* | .04 |
| A4: Compliance | -.10* | -.08* | -.08* | .00 | -.01 |
| A5: Modesty | -.06 | -.02 | -.07 | .05 | -.10* |
| A6: Tender-mindedness | .01 | -.04 | -.07 | .03 | -.09* |
| C1: Competence | -.03 | .05 | .00 | -.04 | .02 |
| C2: Order | .01 | .06 | .03 | -.07 | .05 |
| C3: Dutifulness | .02 | .06 | .04 | -.09* | .11** |
| C4: Achievement Striving | .06 | .09* | .07 | -.09* | .13** |
| C5: Self-Discipline | .03 | .10* | .05 | -.11** | .06 |
| C6: Deliberation | -.08 | .04 | -.05 | -.01 | .02 |
Note. N = 642 for peak walking speed on the 400-m walking corridor, N = 634 for normal walking, N = 441 for rest data. Covariates: age, sex, and height. * p<0.05; **p<0.01