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Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;93(1):193–209. doi: 10.3233/JAD-221054

Table 3.

Summary of Results from Model 2 With Significant PM2.5 or NO2 by APOE Genotype Associations: Shown are Main Effects of Pollutant, APOE and Pollutant by APOE Interaction for the Significant Cognitive Factor

Model 2 summary beta Estimate se 95% CI Chi2 p-value
Past PM 2.5 *APOE and Executive Functions Factor
 Past PM2.5 0.02 (0.01) −0.0050, 0.0417 1.00 0.317
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.08 (0.07) −0.0464, 0.2128 1.57 0.209
Past PM2.5*APOE 0.06 (0.02) 0.0993,−0.0200 7.95 0.005
Recent PM 2.5 *APOE and Executive Functions Factor
 Recent PM2.5 0.01 (0.01) −0.0070, 0.0365 0.83 0.362
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.09 (0.07) −0.0360, 0.2187 1.96 0.161
Recent PM2.5*APOE 0.05 (0.02) 0.0918,−0.0090 5.54 0.019
Past PM 2.5 *APOE and Working Memory Sub-factor
 Past PM2.5 93–99 0.01 (0.01) −0.0108, 0.0404 0.84 0.360
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.09 (0.07) −0.0507, 0.2347 1.59 0.208
Past PM2.5*APOE 0.05 (0.02) 0.0927,−0.0111 5.82 0.016
Recent PM 2.5 *APOE and Working Memory Sub-factor
 Recent PM2.5 0.01 (0.01) −0.0118, 0.0359 0.94 0.331
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.10 (0.07) −0.0440, 0.2350 1.79 0.181
Recent PM2.5*APOE 0.05 (0.02) 0.0896,−0.0053 4.73 0.030
Past NO 2 *APOE and Episodic Memory Factor
 Past NO2 93–99 −0.01 (0.01) −0.0200, 0.0067 −0.98 0.329
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.01 (0.08) −0.1433, 0.1622 0.12 0.904
Past NO2*APOE 0.02 (0.01) 0.0043, 0.0422 2.41 0.016
Recent NO 2 *APOE and Episodic Memory Factor
 Recent NO2 −0.01 (0.01) −0.0235, 0.0063 −1.13 0.259
 APOE (REF ε4-) 0.03 (0.08) −0.1174, 0.1841 0.43 0.665
Recent NO2*APOE 0.03 (0.01) 0.0019, 0.0499 2.12 0.034

Notes. Summary results are from Model 2. Shown are the results for the pollutant, APOE ε4 status, and the pollutant by APOE interaction when the interaction is significant. Model 2 is run separately for the 4 pollutant measures predicting cognitive factors. Model 2 included the air pollutant, APOE ε4- status, the air pollutant by APOE ε4 interaction, air pollutant by time interaction covariates of time, location, age, lifetime education, race/ethnicity, household income, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, depressive symptoms, self-reported physician diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, and/or stroke. Full results for all Model 2 analyses (showing all variables in models) are in Supplemental Table 7.