Table 3. Adjusted means for personality traits, grouped by body mass index (BMI) categories, women.
| Characteristic | BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| <18.5(n = 273) | 18.5–22.9(n = 1452) | 23.0–24.9(n = 363) | ≥25(n = 459) | |
| Age (yrs) | 32.7 (0.36) | 36.4 (0.27) | 45.8 (0.78) | 51.8 (0.68) |
| Waist (cm) | 65.6 (0.28)* | 72.9 (0.16) | 80.6 (0.33)* | 88.3 (0.40)* |
| Neuroticism | 52.9 (0.55)* | 51.9 (0.22) | 50.7 (0.43)* | 50.8 (0.37)* |
| Extraversion | 59.1 (0.45) | 60.0 (0.22) | 60.5 (0.42) | 59.5 (0.38) |
| Openness | 60.2 (0.43)* | 60.6 (0.20) | 59.5 (0.39)* | 58.2 (0.34)* |
| Agreeableness | 61.4 (0.43)* | 62.4 (0.17) | 63.2 (0.34)* | 64.2 (0.29)* |
| Conscientiousness | 61.8 (0.43) | 62.0 (0.18) | 61.9 (0.36) | 61.8 (0.32) |
| Anxiety (N1) | 10.4 (0.12)* | 10.0 (0.05) | 9.7 (0.10)* | 9.8 (0.10)* |
| Angry hostility (N2) | 7.4 (0.13) | 7.4 (0.05) | 7.5 (0.07) | 7.4 (0.05) |
| Depression (N3) | 7.9 (0.14) | 7.8 (0.06) | 7.9 (0.12) | 8.1 (0.11) |
| Self-consciousness (N4) | 9.5 (0.12)* | 9.4 (0.05) | 8.8 (0.10)* | 8.6 (0.10)* |
| Impulsiveness (N5) | 8.5 (0.12) | 8.5 (0.06) | 8.3 (0.10) | 8.3 (0.09) |
| Vulnerability (N6) | 9.3 (0.12) | 8.9 (0.05) | 8.5 (0.10)* | 8.6 (0.09)* |
| Warmth (E1) | 10.4 (0.11) | 10.7 (0.05) | 10.7 (0.10) | 10.6 (0.09) |
| Gregariousness (E2) | 9.5 (0.12) | 9.7 (0.05) | 9.8 (0.11) | 9.7 (0.10) |
| Assertiveness (E3) | 9.8 (0.12) | 9.9 (0.06) | 9.8 (0.12)* | 9.6 (0.11) |
| Activity (E4) | 9.1 (0.12) | 9.4 (0.05) | 9.6 (0.11) | 9.2 (0.10) |
| Excitement-seeking (E5) | 10.3 (0.12) | 10.4 (0.05) | 10.5 (0.10) | 10.5 (0.10) |
| Positive emotions (E6) | 10.0 (0.11) | 9.9 (0.05) | 10.1 (0.10) | 9.9 (0.09) |
| Fantasy (O1) | 9.9 (0.15) | 10.0 (0.06) | 9.8 (0.13) | 9.7 (0.10) |
| Aesthetics (O2) | 10.7 (0.14) | 10.7 (0.06) | 10.4 (0.12) | 10.2 (0.11) |
| Feelings (O3) | 10.7 (0.10)* | 10.7 (0.04) | 10.5 (0.09)* | 10.3 (0.08)* |
| Actions (O4) | 9.4 (0.12) | 9.6 (0.05) | 9.4 (0.10) | 9.1 (0.10) |
| Ideas (O5) | 8.8 (0.12)* | 8.8 (0.06) | 8.7 (0.12)* | 8.6 (0.10)* |
| Values (O6) | 10.7 (0.09) | 10.8 (0.04) | 10.7 (0.08) | 10.4 (0.08) |
| Trust (A1) | 9.7 (0.12)* | 10.0 (0.05) | 10.2 (0.09)* | 10.3 (0.08)* |
| Straightforwardness (A2) | 10.6 (0.14)* | 10.9 (0.06) | 10.9 (0.12)* | 11.1 (0.10) |
| Altruism (A3) | 11.1 (0.10) | 11.3 (0.04) | 11.3 (0.08) | 11.3 (0.08) |
| Compliance (A4) | 9.6 (0.11) | 9.6 (0.05) | 9.8 (0.09)* | 9.8 (0.08)* |
| Modesty (A5) | 10.3 (0.09) | 10.4 (0.04) | 10.5 (0.09) | 10.9 (0.07) |
| Tender-mindedness (A6) | 10.1 (0.11) | 10.3 (0.05) | 10.5 (0.09)* | 10.8 (0.08)* |
| Competence (C1) | 9.7 (0.10) | 9.7 (0.05) | 9.5 (0.10) | 9.2 (0.08) |
| Order (C2) | 10.3 (0.12) | 10.2 (0.05) | 10.0 (0.11) | 10.1 (0.09) |
| Dutifulness (C3) | 11.3 (0.09) | 11.5 (0.04) | 11.7 (0.08) | 11.8 (0.08) |
| Achievement striving (C4) | 10.0 (0.12)* | 10.0 (0.05) | 10.0 (0.10) | 9.9 (0.09) |
| Self-discipline (C5) | 10.3 (0.10) | 10.5 (0.04) | 10.7 (0.10) | 10.7 (0.09) |
| Deliberation (C6) | 10.2 (0.12) | 10.2 (0.05) | 10.0 (0.09) | 10.1 (0.09) |
Data are presented as adjusted mean (standard errors).
All means are controlled for age, age squared and education.
Wilk’s Lambda = 0.866, P<0.001, partial η2 = 0.047.
*P<0.05 compared to normal BMI groups (18.5–22.9kg/m2).