1. Cross-sectional associations between personality traits and device-based measures of step count and sedentary behaviour in older age: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
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Cukic, I, Gale, C R, Chastin, SFM, Dall, PM, Dontje, Manon, Skelton, DA, Deary, IJ, Cox, S, Coulter, E, Der, G, Fitzsimons, C, Gill, J, Granat, M, Gray, C, Greig, C, Hindle, E, Laird, K, Mead, G, Mutrie, N, Palmer, V, Radakovic, R, Sattar, N, Shaw, R, Starr, J, Stewart, S, Wyke, S, and Public Health
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Male ,Aging ,Older age ,lcsh:Geriatrics ,Cohort Studies ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,SITTING TIME ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Big Five personality traits ,Personality traits ,media_common ,RISK ,CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE ,Female ,Birth cohort ,Research Article ,Personality ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Physical activity ,Fitness Trackers ,Health outcomes ,Age and sex ,03 medical and health sciences ,Step count ,Humans ,Device-based measures ,activPAL ,Exercise ,METAANALYSIS ,Aged ,Sedentary time ,business.industry ,MORTALITY ,030229 sport sciences ,ADULTS ,Sedentary behaviour ,United Kingdom ,lcsh:RC952-954.6 ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY ,Scotland ,Self Report ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Sedentary Behavior ,business ,Demography - Abstract
Background While the associations between personality traits and self-reported physical activity are well replicated, few studies have examined the associations between personality and device-based measures of both physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviour are known risk factors for poorer health outcomes in older age. Methods We used device-based measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviour recorded over 7 days in 271 79-year-old participants of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Linear regression models were used to assess whether personality traits were cross-sectionally associated with step count, sedentary time, and the number of sit-to-stand transitions. Personality traits were entered one at a time, and all-together, controlling for age and sex in Model 1 and additionally for BMI and limiting long-term illness in Model 2. Results None of the associations between personality traits and measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviours remained significant after controlling for multiple-comparisons using the False Discovery Rate test (all ps > .07). Conclusions We found no evidence that personality traits are associated with device-based measures of physical activity or sedentary behaviour in older age. More studies are needed to replicate and examine the nature of these relationships.
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- 2019
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