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SUBMITTER: Camargos EF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737399 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of molecular epidemiology and genetics 20190815 4
This study aims to investigate alleles of the human apolipoprotein E (APOE) and of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genes as risk factors for poor quality of sleep in elderly individuals with no major cognitive decline. This cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with 163 participants aged 75 years in average and 85% female. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and clinical data were gathered, and sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Epwo ...[more]