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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2014 Jun;76(5):370–378. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000070

Table 2.

NEO-PI-R Facet Predictors of Mortality (Categorized Covariates)

Facet 2003 Mortality Status
2007 Mortality Status
ĉ L95 U95 p ĉ L95 U95 p HR L95 U95 p



Neuroticism
 Anxiety 1.074 .919 1.255 .37 1.053 .972 1.141 .21 .932 .832 1.045 .23
 Angry Hostility 1.065 .881 1.287 .52 1.006 .911 1.111 .91 .988 .857 1.138 .86
 Depression 1.046 .881 1.242 .61 1.022 .938 1.114 .61 .964 .853 1.089 .56
 Self-Consciousness 1.076 .914 1.268 .38 1.069 .982 1.164 .12 .910 .806 1.027 .13
 Impulsiveness 1.281 1.073 1.528 .006 1.067 .976 1.167 .15 .913 .803 1.037 .16
 Vulnerability 1.185 .997 1.409 .054 1.057 .969 1.153 .21 .923 .816 1.045 .20
Extraversion
 Warmth .936 .782 1.122 .47 .961 .875 1.056 .41 1.064 .931 1.217 .36
 Gregariousness .852 .727 .998 .047 1.002 .926 1.084 .96 .986 .881 1.104 .81
 Assertiveness .963 .790 1.174 .71 1.025 .925 1.134 .64 .969 .839 1.121 .67
 Activity 1.126 .941 1.348 .19 1.094 .998 1.198 .054 .882 .775 1.004 .058
 Excitement-Seeking .925 .776 1.102 .38 1.014 .931 1.105 .74 .982 .869 1.110 .77
 Positive Emotions .972 .825 1.145 .73 1.032 .945 1.127 .48 .962 .850 1.090 .54
Openness to Experience
 Fantasy 1.084 .925 1.269 .32 1.089 1.003 1.183 .042 .881 .784 .991 .034
 Aesthetics 1.017 .870 1.188 .83 1.027 .950 1.111 .50 .949 .849 1.062 .36
 Feelings .944 .798 1.117 .50 .930 .852 1.015 .10 1.106 .976 1.254 .11
 Actions .998 .848 1.175 .98 1.045 .964 1.133 .28 .935 .833 1.051 .26
 Ideas 1.013 .856 1.198 .88 1.015 .930 1.107 .74 .965 .853 1.092 .57
 Values 1.133 .971 1.323 .11 1.028 .950 1.112 .49 .963 .861 1.077 .51
Agreeableness
 Trust 1.073 .901 1.280 .43 1.052 .959 1.154 .28 .937 .822 1.069 .33
 Straightforwardness 1.197 1.031 1.390 .018 1.106 1.022 1.197 .012 .874 .781 .978 .019
 Altruism 1.169 .978 1.398 .085 1.097 1.002 1.201 .045 .880 .774 1.001 .051
 Compliance 1.168 .993 1.375 .061 1.108 1.019 1.204 .016 .860 .764 .967 .012
 Modesty 1.046 .895 1.223 .57 1.040 .961 1.126 .33 .935 .835 1.047 .24
 Tender-Mindedness 1.152 .978 1.357 .090 1.111 1.023 1.208 .013 .861 .765 .969 .013
Conscientiousness
 Competence 1.224 .800 1.872 .35 1.026 .832 1.265 .81 .934 .692 1.261 .66
 Order 1.252 .772 2.030 .36 .973 .775 1.222 .82 1.058 .766 1.461 .73
 Dutifulness 1.254 .773 2.035 .36 1.127 .902 1.408 .29 .878 .639 1.205 .42
 Achievement Striving 1.179 .741 1.877 .49 1.119 .886 1.413 .35 .846 .607 1.179 .32
 Self-Discipline 1.803 1.013 3.209 .045 1.340 1.045 1.719 .021 .662 .465 .942 .022
 Deliberation 1.146 .833 1.576 .40 1.120 .952 1.317 .17 .827 .657 1.042 .11

Note. Continuous variables are standardized (mean = 0; SD = 1). Significant effects presented in boldface. ĉ = ‘Acceleration’ or ‘deceleration’ associated with predictor. L95 and U95 indicate the lower and upper bounds of the 95% confidence interval, respectively