Personality and metabolic syndrome
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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has paralleled the sharp increase in obesity. Given its tremendous physical, emotional, and financial burden, it is of critical importance to identify who is most at risk and the potential points of intervention. Psychological traits, in addition to physiological and social risk factors, may contribute to metabolic syndrome. The objective of the present research is to test whether personality traits are associated with metabolic syndrome in a large community sample. Participants (N = 5,662) from Sardinia, Italy, completed a comprehensive personality questionnaire, the NEO-PI-R, and were assessed on all components of metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glucose). Logistic regressions were used to predict metabolic syndrome from personality traits, controlling for age, sex, education, and current smoking status. Among adults over age 45 (n = 2,419), Neuroticism and low Agreeableness were associated with metabolic syndrome, whereas high Conscientiousness was protective. Individuals who scored in the top 10% on Conscientiousness were approximately 40% less likely to have metabolic syndrome (OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.41-0.92), whereas those who scored in the lowest 10% on Agreeableness were 50% more likely to have it (OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.09-2.16). At the facet level, traits related to impulsivity and hostility were the most strongly associated with metabolic syndrome. The present research indicates that those with fewer psychological resources are more vulnerable to metabolic syndrome and suggests a psychological component to other established risk factors.
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- Authors
- Sutin, A. R., Costa, P. T., Uda, M., Ferrucci, L., Schlessinger, D., & Terracciano, A.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Sutin, Angelina R.
- ORCID
- Venue
- AGE
- Published
- 2010-06-22
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 513-519
- ISSN
- 0161-9152 (ISSN-L)
- 1574-4647
- PMC
- PMC2980597
- OpenAlex
- W2161678047
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- AGE (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (ZIAAG000180, ZIAAG000197, ZIAAG000183)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Keywords
- metabolic syndrome, personality traits, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, impulsivity, hostility, obesity, cardiovascular risk factors, middle-aged and older adults, psychological characteristics
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Hostility, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Italy, Cholesterol, HDL, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Personality, Personality Inventory, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Triglycerides, Biomarkers, Prevalence, Metabolic Syndrome, Waist Circumference
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