Table 2.

Regression Analysis Predicting Follow-up Personality Traits from Baseline Eyesight and Hearing (N= 7471)

Variables	Neuroticism		Extraversion		Openness		Agreeableness		Conscientiousness
	β (p)	95% CI	β (p)	95% CI	β (p)	95% CI	β (p)	95% CI	β (p)	95% CI
Sex	−0.03(.001)	[−0.047; −0.011]	−0.03(.003)	[−0.042; −0.009]	−0.01(.19)	[−0.028; 0.005]	−0.09(<.001)	[−0.110; −0.073]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.056; −0.021]
Age	−0.01(.44)	[−0.027; 0.012]	−0.01(.09)	[−0.033; 0.002]	−0.05(<.001)	[−0.063; −0.028]	−0.03(.006)	[−0.045; −0.007]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.055; −0.017]
Age Squared	0.00(.61)	[−0.013; 0.022]	−0.03(<.001)	[−0.050; −0.018]	−0.01(.46)	[−0.023; 0.010]	−0.03(.003)	[−0.044; −0.009]	−0.01(.13)	[−0.031 ; 0.004]
Educational level	−0.02(.01)	[−0.041; −0.005]	0.02(.02)	[0.003; 0.036]	0.07(<.001)	[0.053; 0.088]	0.03(.002)	[0.010; 0.046]	0.03(<.001)	[0.016; 0.052]
Race	0.04(<.001)	[0.021; 0.056]	−0.01(.12)	[−0.029; 0.003]	−0.02(.004)	[−0.040; −0.008]	0.02(.05)	[−0.000; 0.035]	−0.01(.15)	[−0.030; 0.004]
Depressive symptoms	0.10(<.001)	[0.076; 0.115]	−0.02(.04)	[−0.035; −0.001]	−0.00(.82)	[−0.019; 0.015]	−0.03(.004)	[−0.045; −0.009]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.062; −0.026]
Disease Burden	0.02(.01)	[0.005; 0.043]]	−0.02(.006)	[−0.041; −0.007]	−0.01(.29)	[−0.027; 0.008]	−0.00(.78)	[−0.021; 0.016]	−0.03(.002)	[−0.047; −0.010]
Baseline Personality Trait	0.59(<.001)	[0.574; 0.612	0.69(<.001)	[0.675; 0.708]	0.67(<.001)	[0.649; 0.683]	0.61(<.001)	[0.595;0.631]	0.62(<.001)	[0.604; 0.640]
Baseline eyesight	0.02(.04)	[0.000; 0.038]	−0.03(.003)	[−0.043; −0.009]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.055; −0.019]	−0.03(.005)	[−0.046; −0.008]	−0.03(<.001)	[−0.051; −0.013]
Baseline hearing	0.03(.005)	[0.008; 0.046]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.057; −0.023]	−0.03(<.001)	[−0.047; −0.012]	−0.02(.03)	[−0.039; −0.002]	−0.04(<.001)	[−0.055; −0.018]
Adjusted R2	.43		.51		.50		.43		.45

Note. β = Standardized Coefficient; p = p-value; 95%CI= 95 % Confidence Intervals