Weakening of the cognition and height association from 1957 to 2018: Findings from four British birth cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taller individuals have been repeatedly found to have higher scores on cognitive assessments. Recent studies have suggested that this association can be explained by genetic factors, yet this does not preclude the influence of environmental or social factors that may change over time. We thus tested whether the association changed across time using data from four British birth cohorts (born in 1946, 1958, 1970, and 2001).

Methods

In each cohort height was measured and cognition via verbal reasoning, vocabulary/comprehension, and mathematical tests; at ages 10/11 and 14/17 years (N=41,418). We examined associations between height and cognition at each age, separately in each cohort, and for each cognitive test administered. Linear and quantile regression models wer

SUBMITTER: Bann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079289 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature