Inflammatory Genotype Moderates the Association Between Anxiety and Systemic Inflammation in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.

CONCLUSION: Anxiety was positively associated with IL-6 protein levels, but moderation analysis indicated that this was significant only for individuals with the rs4129267 CC genotype. This suggests that genotypic differences may exist in anxiety response, placing certain individuals at higher risk for inflammation and, subsequently, cardiovascular disease. PMID: 32769481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research