Personality Traits Predict 7-Year Risk of Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the current study is to investigate how Big Five personality traits could predict the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 7 years.

Methods

A binary logistic regression was used to analyze data from 17,791 participants who responded to questions at Wave 3 (collected between 2011 to 2012) and Wave 10 (collected between 2018 to 2019) using a binary logistic regression from UKHLS with a mean age of 47.01 (S.D. = 16.31) years old with 42.62% males.

Results

The current study found that Openness (OR = 0.68, p < 0.01, 95% C.I. (0.51, 0.89)) and Conscientiousness (OR = 0.70, p < 0.05, 95% C.I. (0.52, 0.93)) are positively associated with a reduced risk of MS diagnosis in 7 years.

Conclusion

Health professionals can

SUBMITTER: Kang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9861722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature