Table 1.
The variance explained by normal and maladaptive personality on a series of health and social outcomes.
| Total % of variance explained by normal and maladaptive personality combined | % of variance explained by normal range traits | % of variance explained by maladaptive variants | % shared variance | N | |
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| Heart disease* | 7 | <1 | 5 | <1 | 1395a |
| Diabetes* | 8 | 3 | 5 | <1 | 1395a |
| Cancer* | 5 | <1 | 4 | <1 | 1395a |
| Arthritis* | 4 | <1 | 3 | <1 | 1395a |
| Obesity (BMI) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 909a |
| Smoking | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1286c |
| Alcohol consumption | 4 | 1 | 3 | <1 | 1291c |
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| Subjective Health (HSI) | |||||
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| General Health Perceptions | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1276b |
| Physical Functioning | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1233b |
| Pain | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1270b |
| Energy/Fatigue | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 1245b |
| Sleep Problems | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 617d |
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| Mental Health (lifetime diagnosis) | |||||
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| Major Depression* | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1395a |
| Alcohol Dependence | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1396a |
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| Stressful Experiences | |||||
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| Major events (on-going) LTE-Q | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1125c |
| Trauma (past) TLEQ | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 614d |
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| Social Integration | |||||
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| Social activity level | 44 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 1281b |
| Social support | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 616d |
| Loneliness (UCLA scale) | 47 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 883a |
| Social network size | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 618d |
| Volunteering | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1384a |
*
Binary variables analyzed using logistic regression, pseudo R-squared estimated by McFadden method;
a
Source: baseline assessment;
b
Source: Baseline assessment and first follow-up assessment;
c
Source: first follow-up assessment;
d
Source: fifth follow-up assessment