Table 4.
Correlations between psychosocial variables and 5-HTT LRP genotypes
| Genotypes | ss | ls | ll | Correlation coefficient | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 218 | 150 | 31 | |||
| EPQ (score, mean ± SD) | Total | 196.9 ± 16.9 | 196.2 ± 15.3 | 191.5 ± 19.9 | -0.046 | 0.361 |
| Extraversion | 50.5 ± 12.5 | 51.9 ± 13.0 | 52.5 ± 10.9 | 0.057 | 0.253 | |
| Neuroticism | 53.0 ± 14.0 | 53.4 ± 12.2 | 48.7 ± 13.5 | -0.042 | 0.401 | |
| Psychoticism | 50.1 ± 9.7 | 48.6 ± 10.2 | 49.3 ± 9.9 | -0.073 | 0.145 | |
| Lie | 43.3 ± 10.6 | 42.2 ± 9.9 | 41.1 ± 9.5 | -0.062 | 0.214 | |
| LES (score, mean ± SD) | Total | 41.2 ± 64.5 | 30.0 ± 41.9 | 28.5 ± 46.6 | -0.071 | 0.158 |
| Positive | 10.0 ± 20.7 | 6.9 ± 15.4 | 8.1 ± 17.0 | -0.074 | 0.143 | |
| Negative | 31.3 ± 51.2 | 23.1 ± 32.7 | 20.4 ± 36.1 | -0.048 | 0.339 | |
| SSRS (score, mean ± SD) | Total | 36.6 ± 7.8 | 34.9 ± 7.3 | 36.8 ± 9.0 | -0.067 | 0.184 |
| Objective | 8.9 ± 2.9 | 8.7 ± 2.4 | 8.8 ± 2.9 | -0.028 | 0.580 | |
| Subjective | 20.2 ± 5.3 | 19.1 ± 5.1 | 20.7 ± 6.0 | -0.068 | 0.177 | |
| Use | 7.4 ± 2.2 | 7.2 ± 1.9 | 7.4 ± 2.1 | -0.038 | 0.449 | |
| TCSQ (score, mean ± SD) | Positive | 29.9 ± 8.9 | 31.5 ± 8.7 | 33.6 ± 8.6 | 0.117* | 0.020 |
| Negative | 30.9 ± 8.6 | 30.2 ± 8.6 | 27.1 ± 8.4 | -0.092 | 0.065 |
*
p<0.05, considered statistically significant.