HAND PREFERENCE, IMMUNE-SYSTEM DISORDER AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG GAY BISEXUAL MEN - THE MULTICENTER AIDS COHORT STUDY (MACS)

Authors
BECKER JT BASS SM DEW MA KINGSLEY L SELNES OA SHERIDAN K
Citation
Jt. Becker et al., HAND PREFERENCE, IMMUNE-SYSTEM DISORDER AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG GAY BISEXUAL MEN - THE MULTICENTER AIDS COHORT STUDY (MACS), Neuropsychologia, 30(3), 1992, pp. 229-235
Citations number
23
Journal title
Neuropsychologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283932
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1992
Pages
229 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3932(1992)30:3<229:HPIDAC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
This study evaluated the self-reported patterns of handedness among a large subsample (n = 1612) of the gay/bisexual men comprising the Mult icenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). There was a small but significant el evation in left-handedness among gay/bisexual men compared to availabl e normative data. However, there were no differences within the cohort in measures of immune function, self-reported autoimmune disorders, a sthma, or hay fever, although there was an association between handedn ess and allergy. Performance on neuropsychological tests also did not differ as a function of handedness.