Table 3.
The Association between APOE- ε4 and Symptoms in Schizophrenia
β | p-value | |
---|---|---|
Baseline Associations | ||
Reality Distortion (Hallucinations/Delusions) | −0.08 | 0.73 |
Disorganization | 0.01 | 0.95 |
Avolition/Apathy | 0.06 | 0.78 |
Inexpressivity | 0.07 | 0.74 |
Longitudinal Associations | ||
Reality Distortion (Hallucinations/Delusions) | ||
APOE-ε4 | 0.22 | 0.12 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (prior to age 40) | −0.10 | 0.46 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (post age 40) | 0.52 | < 0.0001 |
Disorganization | ||
APOE-ε4 | 0.15 | 0.43 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (prior to age 40) | −0.04 | 0.81 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (post age 40) | 0.11 | 0.34 |
Avolition/Apathy | ||
APOE-ε4 | 0.02 | 0.76 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (prior to age 50) | −0.24 | 0.10 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (post age 50) | 0.07 | 0.09 |
Inexpressivity | ||
APOE-ε4 | −0.06 | 0.92 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (prior to age 25) | −0.24 | 0.08 |
APOE-ε4 x Slope (post age 25) | −0.20 | 0.49 |
Note. Analyses controlled for use of antipsychotics (time-varying covariate) and the first 10 principal components of genetic covariance. Baseline analyses were also controlled for age.