10 June 2021: Clinical Research
Influence of the Expression of Personality Traits on Growing Intensity of Interdialytic Disorders and Change of Pro-Health Behaviors in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Magdalena Lech 1ABCDEFG* , Adrian Lech 2BDF , Stanisław Niemczyk 3DF , Arkadiusz Lubas 3ADEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.930151
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930151
Table 3 Analysis of socio-demographic and clinical factors affecting personality.
| Group | Variable | Personality | r, U, p, t |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Better education | ↑ neuroticism | r=0.56, p=0.001 |
| Recent loss of a close person,↑ BMIDiabetes | ↑ extraversion | U=50, p=0.047r=0.32, p=0.020t=−2.38, p=0.022 | |
| Better education | ↑ openness | r=0.43, p=0.005 | |
| Lack of home assistant | ↑ agreeableness | U=97.5, p=0.022 | |
| 3 | Recent loss of a close person↑ number of medications taken | ↑ neuroticism | U=39, p=0.015r=0.42, p=0.045 |
| Recent loss of a close person | ↑ extraversion | U=28, p=0.003 | |
| ↑ dialysis duration time | ↑ agreeableness | r=0.42, p=0.007 | |
| Heart failure | ↑ conscientiousness | t=−2.12, p=0.040 | |
| Glomerulonephritis | ↑ openness | t=−2.40, p=0.020 | |
| 4 | ↑ alcohol consumption | ↑ neuroticism | r=0.35, p=0.02 |
| Coronary heart disease | ↓ neuroticism | t=2.45, p=0.020 | |
| Diabetes | ↑ conscientiousness | t=−2.89, p=0.006 | |
| 5 | ↑ alcohol consumption | ↑ openness | r=0.37, p=0.029 |
| ↑ number of medications taken | ↑ agreeableness | r=0.46, p=0.003 | |
| ↑ number of chronic diseases | ↑ extraversion | r=0.32, p=0.041 | |
| ↓ distance to dialysis unit | ↑ conscientiousness | r=0.49, p=0.046 | |
| Coronary heart disease | ↓ neuroticism | t=2.35, p=0.020 | |
| Diabetes | ↓ neuroticism↑ agreeableness | t=2.45, p=0.019t=−2.04, p=0.048 |