Impact of apolipoprotein E genotype variation on means, variances, and correlations of plasma lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein traits in octogenarians
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Clinical Research Inst. of Montreal (Canada)
The impact of apolipoprotein (apo) E genotype variation on means, variances and correlations between plasma lipid traits was studied in male and female octogenarians. Females had significantly higher mean levels of all 10 of the measured plasma lipid traits than males. The subset of concomitants (i.e., age, height, weight, body mass index, glucose and uric acid) that made a statistically significant contribution to interindividual variability was different in males and females for every trait considered. Gender-specific associations between variation in apo E genotype and variation in particular measures of lipid metabolism, adjusted for concomitant variation, were observed: in females there were no statistically significant associations while in males the means of the three common apo E genotypes were significantly different for adjusted measures of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein-apo B. The common apo E genotypes were heterogeneous with respect to intragenotypic variance for adjusted log-transformed triglyceride levels in females only. Finally, the three common apo E genotypes were heterogeneous with respect to the correlation between traits, adjusted for concomitant variation, and gender influenced the manner in which the genotypes differed for specific correlations. This study documents that variation in the apo E gene has a significant impact on means, variances and correlations of plasma lipid traits in octogenarians, but the effects are context-, that is, gender- and age-, dependent. 65 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 437148
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Medical Genetics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 58; ISSN 0148-7299; ISSN AJMGDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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