Intellectual ability in young adulthood as an antecedent of physical functioning in older age
Author(s) -
Taina Poranen-Clark,
Mikaela B. von Bonsdorff,
Timo Törmäkangas,
Jari Lahti,
Niko Wasenius,
Katri Räikkönen,
Clive Osmond,
Minna K. Salonen,
Taina Rantanen,
Eero Kajantie,
Johan G. Eriksson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw087
Subject(s) - young adult , intellectual disability , cognitive skill , psychology , borderline intellectual functioning , developmental psychology , cognition , test (biology) , association (psychology) , socioeconomic status , gerontology , medicine , cohort , population , psychiatry , paleontology , psychotherapist , biology , environmental health
low cognitive ability is associated with subsequent functional disability. Whether this association extends across adult life has been little studied. The aim of this study was to examine the association between intellectual ability in young adulthood and physical functioning during a 10-year follow-up in older age.
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