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A Cross Sectional Study of Modifiable Cardiac Risk Factors in Young Adults of Different Personality Traits
Author(s) -
Nepal Ojashwi,
Bhattarai Supriya,
Khanal Kishor,
KC Rojan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.989.5
Subject(s) - agreeableness , conscientiousness , big five personality traits , personality , extraversion and introversion , neuroticism , body mass index , openness to experience , medicine , overweight , anthropometry , cross sectional study , demography , obesity , psychology , clinical psychology , gerontology , social psychology , pathology , sociology
Even the young adults who are residing in the urban and suburban areas are unaware of many factors associated with increasing health risks. These factors are obesity, hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking habit and poor nutritional status. Those are directly associated with cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of disability and premature death. The study was to predict cardiac risk among young adults through modifiable cardiac risk factors of different personality traits. A cross sectional study was conducted among 153 subjects at Kavre District, Nepal. The study of personality traits was based on the BFI questionnaire. The volunteers in this study were of 18 to 24 years in age. Each subject was asked to fill a set of standard questionnaires related to personality, physical activity and nutritional status after obtaining the consent from them. In addition, their Blood Pressure, Height and Weight were measured. Body Mass Index and Basal Metabolic Rate were calculated. The analysis was done using ANOVA and Independent T‐test. Our study demonstrated that, the majority of the subjects exhibited two key personality viz: Agreeableness (41.83%) and Openness (48.36%). The numbers of physically active individuals were also high under these personality traitsPersonality Types Exercisers Non‐exercisers Agreeableness (41.83%) 36.70% 47.30% Extraversion (3.26%) 5.10% 1.40% Openness (48.36%) 49.40% 47.30% Neuroticism (1.30%) 0% 2.70% Conscientiousness (5.22%) 8.90% 1.40%The nutritional count reveals that 112 (73.2%) subjects have good nutritional statusNutritional status Exercisers (No. of subjects) Non‐exercisers (No. of subjects) Good 60 52 Moderate risk 15 12 High risk 4 10Utilizing the independent t‐test, nutritional status and personality traits of exercisers and non‐exercisers were found significantly different. Exercisers and non‐exercisers have different personality traits and nutritional status. Greater percentage of young adults in the studied population do not fall under cardiac risks. Exercise, Neuroticism, Blood‐pressure, Obesity, Risk‐factors