A Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Measures of Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults
Levine ME, Crimmins EM, Prescott CA, Phillips D, Arpawong TE, Lee J. A Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Measures of Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults. Biodemography And Social Biology 2014, 60: 199-211. PMID: 25343367, PMCID: PMC4298361, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2014.952705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher CESD scoresPolygenic risk scoresCESD scoresDepressive symptomsEpidemiological Studies Depression Scale scoreWeighted polygenic risk scoreLogistic regression modelsReplication sampleMultinomial logistic regression modelsRisk scoreScale scoreDiscovery setIndividual susceptibilitySymptomsOlder adultsAnalytic sampleGenetic riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsScoresRetirement StudyRegression modelsDepressionPercent increaseAssociationHigh levels