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Interactions between life stress factors and carrying the APOE4 allele adversely impact self-reported health in old adults.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 1 Oct 2011
Zeng Yi, Hughes Claude L, Lewis Megan A, Li Jianxin, Zhang Fengyu
Abstract excerpt
Based on the multiple logistic regression analysis of data from a random sample of 1,023 old adults collected in Taiwan in 2000, we found that interactions between carrying the APOE4 allele and one of four life stress factors (relocated mainlander, living in a crowded household with six or more persons, living in an earthquake-damaged house, and monthly financial difficulty) significantly increased the odds ratio...
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