Mental ability age 11 years and health status age 77 years

Objectives: to measure the effects of childhood mental ability on health in old age. Design: longitudinal cohort study. Setting: community‐based. Participants: survivors of the 1932 Scottish Mental Survey cohort randomly selected from the Community Health Index in North East Scotland. Measurements: ...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2000-11, Vol.29 (6), p.523-528
Main Authors: Starr, John M., Deary, Ian J., Lemmon, Helen, Whalley, Lawrence J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age and intelligence
Age groups
Aged
Child
Child Development
Childhood
Cognitive abilities
Cohort Studies
Community based research
Community Health Services
Disabilities
Disability
Elderly
Elderly people
Female
Geriatric Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Health aspects
Health Services for the Aged
Health status
Humans
Intelligence (Psychology)
Intelligence Tests
Longitudinal method
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Neuropsychological tests
Scotland
Social Class
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Summary:Objectives: to measure the effects of childhood mental ability on health in old age. Design: longitudinal cohort study. Setting: community‐based. Participants: survivors of the 1932 Scottish Mental Survey cohort randomly selected from the Community Health Index in North East Scotland. Measurements: (i) presence of disease by diagnostic category; (ii) cardiovascular, respiratory, anthropomorphic, sensory and locomotor physiological variables; (iii) Barthel index of functional independence; (iv) socio‐demographic and socio‐economic variables as health status predictors; and (v) score on the Moray House Test in 1932. Results: There was no significant difference in Moray House Test score in 1932 between those with (mean 39.7, S.D. 13.8) and without (mean 40.1, S.D. 12.1) current disease (F=0.04, P=0.84). Physiological health status was predicted by demi‐span (F=6.87, P
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/29.6.523