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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of occupational characteristics on cognitive status change in members of the NAS-NRC Twins Registry of World War II veterans. METHODS: Participants completed the modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-m) on three occasions spanning a period of approximately 7 years. Based on factor analysis, occupational characteristics were interpreted as reflecting general intellectual demands (GI), human interaction and communication (HC), physical exertion (PE), and visual attention (VA). RESULTS: Based on regression analysis of TICS-m change that was dependent on twin pairing and additionally covarying for education, age at each testing event, medical conditions, and initial TICS-m score, higher GI was associated with a modest longitudinal improvement in TICS-m performance, whereas higher PE and VA were both associated with a modest decline. Subsequent analysis revealed that these significant effects were present among dizygotic twins, but not among monozygotic twins. CONCLUSIONS: Previous findings of a relationship between occupational characteristics and cognitive performance in later life may be partially explained by genetic factors; however, until these genes are identified, occupational characteristics may be useful markers.
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Cognição , Ocupações , Gêmeos/psicologia , Idoso , Atenção , Comunicação , Análise Fatorial , Humanos , Inteligência , Relações Interpessoais , Entrevistas como Assunto , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Prontuários Médicos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Esforço Físico , Sistema de Registros , Análise de Regressão , Gêmeos Dizigóticos , Gêmeos Monozigóticos , Percepção VisualRESUMO
A patient with two episodes of an annular erythematous eruption is reported herein. Erythema chronicum migrans was suggested by the appearance and course of the eruption. In the second episode a bullous histology was found, possibly indicating an increasing hypersensitivity response. Since Weil-Felix titers did not change, there was a lack of correlation with rickettsia infection.