AUTHOR=Liang Xiaohua , Hao Guang , Xiao Lun , Luo Shunqing , Zhang Guifang , Tang Xian , Qu Ping , Li Rina 

TITLE=Association Between Extraversion Personality With the Blood Pressure Level in Adolescents

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.711474

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.711474

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Abstract 26
Purpose: The association between extraversion personality and high blood pressure (BP) has not been 27
well studied. This study aims to explore the association of extraversion personality and BP level in a 28
large sample of adolescents. 29
Methods: As an ongoing study, 5,246 children aged 6-9 years were recruited using a stratified cluster 30
sampling method in 2014. Extraversion personality trait, assessed by the Eysenck personality 31
questionnaire (EPQ, answered by adolescents) in 2019, was used in the main analysis. A total of 3,407 32
participants were eligible and included in this analysis. 33
Results: EPQ extraversion score was negative associated with systolic BP, diastolic BP, and mean arterial 34
pressure in univariate analysis. After adjusting for other covariates, a high extraversion score was 35
negatively associated with systolic BP (β=-0.026; 95%CI=-0.047, -0.004; P=0.002). There was an 36
interaction between region and extraversion score on the systolic BP (Pinteraction=0.037). Stratified 37
analysis showed that, in rural, the extraversion score was negative associated with systolic BP (β=-0.050; 38
95%CI=-0.081, -0.016; P=0.004). However, we did find an association between extraversion score and 39
systolic BP in urban (β=0.000; 95%CI=-0.028, 0.028; P=0.996). Similar results were observed for 40
extraversion assessed by parents. 41
Conclusions: We observed that extraversion personality was negatively associated with high BP in 42
adolescents, especially for living in the rural area. Our results suggested that comprehensive intervention 43
should be implemented to promote psychological health in adolescents.