Why the study?
It was unknown whether differences in Five-Factor Model personality characteristics exist between hypertensive and normotensive individuals.
Does low emotional stability increase the risk of primary hypertension in adults?
Case-Control (n=155)
No
Does low emotional stability increase the risk of primary hypertension in adults?
Odds Ratio: 4.51 (95% CI 2.18–9.35)
p-value: p=0.0001
Individuals with low emotional stability (high neuroticism) have a more than fourfold increased risk of primary hypertension, suggesting personality traits may be important risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Objectives: The aim of this case-control pilot study was to examine whether there are differences in personality characteristics between hypertensive and normotensive individuals in terms of the Five-Factor Model (FFM). Methods: 71 individuals with primary hypertension were compared with 84 normotensive individuals on the DECAS personality inventory, assessing the five basic dimensions of personality according to the FFM. Results: Agreeableness and emotional stability were associated with hypertension (p-0,0001 for both). Hypertensive individuals showed low and very low agreeableness and emotional stability whereas normotensives scored medium and high in these two dimensions. Lower emotional stability was a risk factor for hypertension (OR=4.51, CI 95%=2.18-9.35). There were no significant differences in openness, extraversion and consciousness between hypertensives and normotensives (p>0.05). Conclusion: Individuals with low emotional stability/high neuroticism have more than fourfold increased risk of developing hypertension.
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Lakatos et al. (2021) conducted a case-control in Primary hypertension (n=155). Low emotional stability vs. Medium to high emotional stability was evaluated on Hypertension (OR 4.51, 95% CI 2.18-9.35, p=0.0001).
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