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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Davies NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748790 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davies Neil Martin NM Hill W David WD Anderson Emma L EL Sanderson Eleanor E Deary Ian J IJ Davey Smith George G
eLife 20190917
Intelligence and education are predictive of better physical and mental health, socioeconomic position (SEP), and longevity. However, these associations are insufficient to prove that intelligence and/or education cause these outcomes. Intelligence and education are phenotypically and genetically correlated, which makes it difficult to elucidate causal relationships. We used univariate and multivariable Mendelian randomization to estimate the total and direct effects of intelligence and educatio ...[more]