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ArticleHealth psychology research2015

Heritability of Health and Aging Limitations on Personally Desired Activities.

Barry J Gurland, William Page, Brent Small, John J McArdle, Brenda L Plassman

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Article in Health psychology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The NAS-NRC Twin Registry and Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging: An Update.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Barry J GurlandColumbia University Stroud Center , New York, NY, USA.
William PageNational Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Twin Registry , Tampa, FL, USA.
Brent SmallUniversity of South Florida , Tampa, FL, USA.
John J McArdleUniversity of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Brenda L PlassmanDuke University , Durham, NC, USA.

Funding

GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN TWINSR01AG008549 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PLASSMAN, BRENDA L · 1989 to 2003
$4.2M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG008549
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to estimate heritability of incident limitations on personally desired activities within the eighth decade of life. We measured self-rated ability to perform ten personally desired activities in 1606 male veteran twin pairs at baseline and four years later. At follow-up, 33% of the cohort reported more limitations in desired activities. Among twins who completed both assessments, there were no statistically significant differences in incidence rates of limitations as a function of zygosity. Sensitivity tests showed the same for change scores; and that, if cognitive impairment or death are deemed to belong among limitations of desired activities, zygosity contributed 10% to new limitations at follow-up. Maintaining personally desired activities over four years in the eighth decade is not subject to substantial genetic influence. However, if death and cognitive impairment are added to incident limitations, then genetics plays a modest role. In all cases, unique environment is the predominant influence.

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Aginggeneticsincidencelimitations

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PMID26973959
PMCPMC4768531

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