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Genetic liability to disability pension in women and men: a prospective population-based twin study

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Narusyte, Jurgita, Ropponen, Annina, Silventoinen, Karri, Alexanderson, Kristina, Kaprio, Jaakko, Samuelsson, Åsa, Svedberg, Pia·2011·PLoS ONE

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies of risk factors for disability pension (DP) have mainly focused on psychosocial, or environmental, factors, while the relative importance of genetic effects has been less studied. Sex differences in biological mechanisms have not been investigated at all. METHODS: The study sample included 46,454 Swedish twins, consisting of 23,227 complete twin pairs, born 1928-1958, who were followed during 1993-2008. Data on DP, including diagnoses, were obtained from the National Social Insurance Agency. Within-pair similarity in liability to DP was assessed by calculating intraclass correlations. Genetic and environmental influences on liability to DP were estimated by applying discrete-time frailty modeling. RESULTS: During follow-up, 7,669 individuals were granted DP (18.8% women and 14.1% men). Intraclass correlations were generally higher in MZ pairs than DZ pairs, while DZ same-sexed pairs were more similar than opposite-sexed pairs. The best-fitting model indicated that genetic factors contributed 49% (95% CI: 39-59) to the variance in DP due to mental diagnoses, 35% (95% CI: 29-41) due to musculoskeletal diagnoses, and 27% (95% CI: 20-33) due to all other diagnoses. In both sexes, genetic effects common to all ages explained one-third, whereas age-specific factors almost two-thirds, of the total variance in liability to DP irrespective of diagnosis. Sex differences in liability to DP were indicated, in that partly different sets of genes were found to operate in women and men, even though the magnitude of genetic variance explained was equal for both sexes. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the study suggest that genetic effects are important for liability to DP due to different diagnoses. Moreover, genetic contributions to liability to DP tend to differ between women and men, even though the overall relative contribution of genetic influences does not differ by sex. Hence, the pathways leading to DP might differ between women and men.

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Authors
Narusyte, J., Ropponen, A., Silventoinen, K., Alexanderson, K., Kaprio, J., Samuelsson, Å., & Svedberg, P.
Affiliations
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
Corresponding author
Narusyte, Jurgita
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2011-08-05
Volume
6
Issue
8
Pages
e23143
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2020994086
Cited by
82
References
33
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5.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • AstraZeneca
  • Forskningsrådet för Arbetsliv och Socialvetenskap (2007-1762)
  • Academy of Finland
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Vetenskapsrådet (521-2008-3054)
  • Svenska Läkaresällskapet
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords
disability pension, genetic susceptibility, sex differences, twin studies, heritability, environmental influences
MeSH terms
Female, Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Male, Pensions, Prospective Studies, Twins, Dizygotic, Twins, Monozygotic, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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