Gender Influences the Correlation between Body Mass Index and Neuroticism Score in a Community Adult Sample

陳 嫈文(Ying-Wen Chen), 李 怡慧(I-Hui Lee), 陳 高欽(Kao-Chin Chen), 張 芸瑄(Yun-Hsuan Chang), 楊 宜青(Yi-Ching Yang), 葉 宗烈(Tzung-Lieh Yeh)

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Abstract

Background: Body mass index (BMI) and neuroticism are used to be treated as important variables in psychiatric research. But, several previous researches have shown that there may be a correlation between those two variables. Methods: This study investigated the correlation between BMI and the neuroticism score in 1,230 participants from the community. Neuroticism score was assessed using the Maudsley Personality Inventory. Results: Correlation analysis showed that BMI was negatively correlated with neuroticism score (r=-0.09, p=0.003). But the correlation disappeared after considering the gender effect. Conclusion: The gender effect may confound the correlation between BMI and neuroticism score.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-17
Number of pages5
JournalTaiwanese Journal of Psychiatry = 臺灣精神醫學
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Apr 1

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