Intelligence in early adulthood and mortality from natural and unnatural causes in middle-aged men
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Intelligence in early adulthood and mortality from natural and unnatural causes in middle-aged men. / Meincke, Rikke Hodal; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Avlund, Kirsten; Rosthøj, Susanne; Sørensen, Holger Jelling; Osler, Merete.
I: Gerontologist, Bind 53, Nr. Suppl. 1, 11.2013, s. 380.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Konferenceartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Intelligence in early adulthood and mortality from natural and unnatural causes in middle-aged men
AU - Meincke, Rikke Hodal
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Rosthøj, Susanne
AU - Sørensen, Holger Jelling
AU - Osler, Merete
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - After attending this session, participants are familiar with the adverseeffects of early life intelligence on midlife mortality. The associationbetween intelligence in early adulthood and midlife mortality was examinedtaking parental lifespan, socioeconomic position across the lifecourse, birthweight, and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) into account. Atotal of 13,536 Danish men born in 1953 and 1959-61 with data frombirth certificates and conscription were followed until 2009. Informationon vital status was obtained from the Civil Registration System.The hazard ratios for men in the lowest intelligence tertile was 2.24(95% confidence interval (CI): 1.89-2.65) for natural deaths and 2.67(95% CI: 2.03-3.53) for unnatural deaths. Adjusting for all covariatesattenuated the estimates to 1.79 (95% CI: 1.45-2.20) and 2.28 (95%CI: 1.61-3.22), respectively. In men, intelligence in early adulthood predictedmidlife mortality from natural and unnatural causes. The associationsremained after adjustment for potential confounders.
AB - After attending this session, participants are familiar with the adverseeffects of early life intelligence on midlife mortality. The associationbetween intelligence in early adulthood and midlife mortality was examinedtaking parental lifespan, socioeconomic position across the lifecourse, birthweight, and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) into account. Atotal of 13,536 Danish men born in 1953 and 1959-61 with data frombirth certificates and conscription were followed until 2009. Informationon vital status was obtained from the Civil Registration System.The hazard ratios for men in the lowest intelligence tertile was 2.24(95% confidence interval (CI): 1.89-2.65) for natural deaths and 2.67(95% CI: 2.03-3.53) for unnatural deaths. Adjusting for all covariatesattenuated the estimates to 1.79 (95% CI: 1.45-2.20) and 2.28 (95%CI: 1.61-3.22), respectively. In men, intelligence in early adulthood predictedmidlife mortality from natural and unnatural causes. The associationsremained after adjustment for potential confounders.
U2 - 10.1093/geront/gnt151
DO - 10.1093/geront/gnt151
M3 - Conference article
VL - 53
SP - 380
JO - The Gerontologist
JF - The Gerontologist
SN - 0016-9013
IS - Suppl. 1
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