Clemens, A;
Mishra, PP;
Flouri, E;
Lehtimäki, T;
Raitakari, O;
Keltikangas-Järvinen, L;
Heikkilä, K;
(2021)
C-reactive Protein and Temperament: An Instrumental Variable Analysis.
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
, 14
, Article 100241. 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100241.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Temperament is associated with circulating inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), which has been associated with various health conditions, including depression. This study aims to investigate whether genetic disposition for increased circulating CRP concentration may influence temperament over the life-course. METHODS: Using a longitudinal cohort that began in 1980—the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS)—we included 920 participants (59.8% female) aged 3–12 years old at baseline (childhood), and the same participants again at ages 30–39 years old (adulthood) in this study. We used both ordinary least-squares regression (OLS linear regression) and instrumental variable (IV) regression to assess associations between CRP concentration and temperament dimensions (negative emotionality, activity, and sociability). To represent genetically determined risk for increase in circulating CRP concentration, we calculated a weighted genetic risk score (GRS) which reflects risk for increased circulating CRP concentration. RESULTS: In OLS linear regression analyses, we found that increased circulating CRP concentration in childhood was associated with slightly higher scores for sociability in childhood (19% increase, CI = 7–32%) and adulthood (13% increase, CI = 2–27%), and lower activity scores in adulthood (15% decrease, CI = 3–25%). For all IV regressions, there were no apparent associations between GRS and temperament in either childhood or adulthood (all p>0.3). The Durbin-Wu-Hausman test for endogeneity produced p-values (all>0.05) that suggest there is no evidence for disagreement between the OLS and IV estimates. CONCLUSIONS: We found no clear evidence for an association of GRS for elevated CRP with childhood or adulthood emotionality, activity, or sociability, although circulating CRP was associated with some of these traits.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | C-reactive Protein and Temperament: An Instrumental Variable Analysis |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100241 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100241 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | CRP, C-reactive protein, Inflammation, Temperament, Personality, Instrument variable regression |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124933 |
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