The association between childhood cognitive ability and adult long-term sickness absence in three British birth cohorts: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The authors aimed to test the relationship between childhood cognitive function and long-term sick leave in adult life and whether any relationship was mediated by educational attainment, adult social class or adult mental ill-health.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

The authors used data from the 1946, 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts. Initial study populations included all live births in 1 week in that year. Follow-up arrangements have differed between the cohorts.

Participants

The authors included only those alive, living in the UK and not permanent refusals at the time of the outcome. The authors further restricted analyses to those in employment, full-time education or caring for a family in the sweep immediately prior to the outcome. 2894 (1946)

SUBMITTER: Henderson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3323804 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature