Does IQ explain socio-economic differentials in total and cardiovascular disease mortality? Comparison with the explanatory power of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Vietnam Experience Study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1903-1909

  Batty, G David ^a,b,c   Shipley, Martin J ^d   Dundas, Ruth ^a   MacIntyre, Sally ^a   Der, Geoff ^a   Mortensen, Laust H ^e,f   Deary, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; IQ; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 68749115260     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp254     Document Type: Article

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