Genetically predicted education attainment in relation to somatic and mental health

S Yuan, Y Xiong, M Michaëlsson, K Michaëlsson… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
A deeper understanding of the causal links from education level to health outcomes may
shed a light for disease prevention. In the present Mendelian randomization study, we found …

Multivariable two-sample Mendelian randomization estimates of the effects of intelligence and education on health

NM Davies, WD Hill, EL Anderson, E Sanderson… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Intelligence and education are predictive of better physical and mental health,
socioeconomic position (SEP), and longevity. However, these associations are insufficient to …

[HTML][HTML] Does better education mitigate risky health behavior? A mendelian randomization study

J Viinikainen, A Bryson, P Böckerman, JT Kari… - Economics & Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Education and risky health behaviors are strongly negatively correlated. Education may
affect health behaviors by enabling healthier choices through higher disposable income …

Cognitive ability and physical health: a Mendelian randomization study

SP Hagenaars, CR Gale, IJ Deary, SE Harris - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Causes of the association between cognitive ability and health remain unknown, but may
reflect a shared genetic aetiology. This study examines the causal genetic associations …

[HTML][HTML] Association of educational attainment with adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and coronary artery diseases: a Mendelian randomization study

M Cao, B Cui - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Observational studies showed that educational attainment (EA) is associated
with cardiometabolic diseases, but the long interval between exposure and outcome makes …

[HTML][HTML] What genome-wide association studies reveal about the association between intelligence and physical health, illness, and mortality

IJ Deary, SE Harris, WD Hill - Current opinion in psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
The associations between higher intelligence test scores from early life and later good
health, fewer illnesses, and longer life are recent discoveries. Researchers are mapping the …

Genetically modulated educational attainment and coronary disease risk

L Zeng, I Ntalla, T Kessler, A Kastrati… - European Heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Genetic disposition and lifestyle factors are understood as independent components
underlying the risk of multiple diseases. In this study, we aim to investigate the interplay …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the causal relationship between educational attainment and mental health

PA Demange, DI Boomsma, E van Bergen, MG Nivard - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigate the causal relationship between educational attainment (EA) and mental
health using two research designs. First, we compare the relationship between EA and …

Independent associations of education, intelligence, and cognition with hypertension and the mediating effects of Cardiometabolic risk factors: a Mendelian …

Y Wang, C Ye, L Kong, J Zheng, M Xu, Y Xu, M Li… - …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Education, intelligence, and cognition are associated with hypertension, but
which one plays the most prominent role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and which …

Education and health: insights from international comparisons

DM Cutler, A Lleras-Muney - 2012 - nber.org
In this review we synthesize what is known about the relationship between education and
health. A large number of studies from both rich and poor countries show that education is …