Childhood intelligence predicts premature mortality: Results from a 40-year population-based longitudinal study
Childhood intelligence predicts premature mortality: Results from a 40-year population-based longitudinal study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jrp.2015.06.003
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发表时间：
2015-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Martin, Romain
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作者：
Wrulich, Marius;Stadler, Gertraud;Martin, Romain
儿童时期的智力已被证明可以预测成年后的死亡风险。在实行全民保健的中欧国家，从未对这种关系进行过调查。本研究调查了卢森堡儿童智力是否预测了40年内的死亡风险。1968年，2543名参与者在12岁时完成了智力测试，并记录了该样本直到2008年的死亡率。我们的研究结果表明，即使在控制了儿童社会经济地位的情况下，儿童智力较高也预示着死亡风险较低。这种影响在智力最低的20%的男性中最为强烈。这些结果表明，即使普及医疗保健也不能完全抵消智力对死亡率的累积影响。(C)2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Childhood intelligence has been shown to predict mortality risk in adulthood. This relation has never been investigated in a Central European country with universal health care. The present study investigated whether childhood intelligence predicts mortality risk across 40 years in Luxembourg. 2543 participants completed an intelligence test at age 12 in 1968, and the mortality rate in this sample until 2008 was recorded. Our results showed that higher childhood intelligence predicted a lower risk for mortality, even when childhood socioeconomic status was controlled for. This effect was strongest in men belonging to the group of the lowest 20% in intelligence. These results indicate that even universal access to health care cannot fully offset the cumulative effects of intelligence on mortality. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.