ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2010
Intelligence in early adulthood and subsequent risk of unintentional injury over two decades: cohort study of 1 109 475 Swedish men.
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- Stress resilience in male adolescents and subsequent stroke risk: cohort study.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2014Article
- Reaction time and incident cancer: 25 years of follow-up of study members in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey.PloS one · 2014Article
- Influence of maternal and paternal IQ on offspring health and health behaviours: evidence for some trans-generational associations using the 1958 British birth cohort study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2013Article
- Mortality following unemployment during an economic downturn: Swedish register-based cohort study.BMJ open · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is growing evidence of an inverse association between intelligence (IQ) and unintentional injuries.
methodsAnalyses are based on a cohort of 1 109 475 Swedish men with IQ measured in early adulthood. Men were followed up for an average 24 years, and hospital admissions for unintentional injury were recorded.
results198 133 (17.9%) men had at least one hospital admission for any unintentional injury during follow-up. The most common cause of unintentional injury was falling, followed by road accidents, poisoning, fire and drowning. In addition, 14 637 (1.3%) men had at least one admission for complications of medical care. After adjusting for confounding variables, lower IQ scores were associated with an elevated risk of any unintentional injury (HR (95% CI) per SD decrease in IQ: 1.15 (1.14 to 1.15)) and of cause-specific injuries other than drowning (poisoning (1.53 (1.49 to 1.57)), fire (1.36 (1.31 to 1.41)), road traffic accidents (1.25 (1.23 to 1.26)), medical complications (1.20 (1.18 to 1.22)) and falling (1.17 (1.16 to 1.18))). These gradients were stepwise across the full IQ range.
conclusionsLow IQ scores in early adulthood were associated with a subsequently increased risk of unintentional injury. A greater understanding of mechanisms underlying these associations may provide opportunities and strategies for prevention.
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