Laurie T. Martin
Cognitive performance in childhood and early adult illness: a prospective cohort study
Harvard University
evaluate whether cognitive performance childhood early determinant adult illnessprospective cohort study covering 30 yearsprovidence rhode island usa633 people ages 3039 followed since birth part providence cohort national collaborative perinatal projecthigher cognitive performance age 7 related significantly reduced risk serious illness adulthood 065 95ci 047 089 one standard deviation 15 point increase iq score association independent parental socioeconomic status participants attained level educationgeneral cognitive performance may important informative early determinant adult health evaluation association mechanisms linking cognitive performance health may provide new innovative strategies improve disease management reduce morbidity