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Table 3 Association between APOE ε4 presence and GWI diagnosis

From: Genetic association between the APOE ε4 allele, toxicant exposures and Gulf war illness diagnosis

 

Model I OR [95% CI]

Model II OR [95% CI]

ε4 +

1.84 [1.07–3.15]*

1.99 [1.23–3.21]**

Female

0.75 [0.44–1.26]

0.73 [0.44–1.25]

Ethnicity

 

Latino

0.75 [0.25–2.25]

0.72 [0.24–2.19]

African American

0.92 [0.43–1.96]

0.88 [0.41–1.88]

Other

1.55 [0.57–4.20]

1.58 [0.58–4.30]

Age

0.99 [0.96–1.01]

0.99 [0.96–1.01]

  1. Note: *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01; Model I is e4 carrier status, and model II is ε4 dose (ε4 non-carriers, homozygous or heterozygous). Both models are adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.