Table 5.
Coefficients for the association between Big Five personality traits and body weight, by race/ethnicity
| Race/ethnicity | Model 1—White | Model 2—Black | Model 3—Hispanic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | β | SE | β | SE | |
| A. Outcome: Body mass index | ||||||
| Extraversion | 0.131 | 0.233 | 0.081 | 0.397 | 0.233 | 0.461 |
| Neuroticism | 0.212 | 0.204 | 0.315 | 0.391 | 0.568 | 0.483 |
| Agreeableness | 0.433 | 0.272 | 0.398 | 0.381 | −0.203 | 0.702 |
| Conscientiousness | −0.856*** | 0.207 | −0.752+ | 0.406 | −1.094* | 0.464 |
| Openness | −0.057 | 0.229 | −0.106 | 0.480 | −0.378 | 0.704 |
| Sample | Family | Family | Family | |||
| Fixed-effects | Family | Family | Family | |||
| n (individuals) | 1628 | 600 | 341 | |||
| B. Outcome: Obesity status | ||||||
| Extraversion | 0.004 | 0.016 | −0.004 | 0.024 | 0.027 | 0.032 |
| Neuroticism | 0.006 | 0.014 | −0.003 | 0.025 | 0.038 | 0.038 |
| Agreeableness | 0.027 | 0.018 | 0.022 | 0.027 | 0.011 | 0.040 |
| Conscientiousness | −0.034* | 0.015 | −0.041+ | 0.024 | −0.089** | 0.034 |
| Openness | 0.002 | 0.015 | −0.008 | 0.026 | −0.010 | 0.042 |
| Sample | Family | Family | Family | |||
| Fixed-effects | Family | Family | Family | |||
| n (individuals) | 1628 | 600 | 341 | |||