Mendelian randomisation analysis of the effect of educational attainment and cognitive ability on smoking behaviour

Mendelian randomisation analysis of the effect of educational attainment and cognitive ability on smoking behaviour

Higher educational attainment is positively associated with a number of health outcomes. Here, Sanderson et al. use multivariable Mendelian randomisation analysis to test whether the association of educational attainment with smoking behaviour is direct or indirectly mediated via general cognitive a...

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Main Authors: Eleanor Sanderson, George Davey Smith, Jack Bowden, Marcus R. Munafò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10679-y
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spelling doaj-d479671e9d764a57a04542531454093e2021-05-11T11:41:30ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-07-011011910.1038/s41467-019-10679-yMendelian randomisation analysis of the effect of educational attainment and cognitive ability on smoking behaviourEleanor Sanderson0George Davey Smith1Jack Bowden2Marcus R. Munafò3MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of BristolHigher educational attainment is positively associated with a number of health outcomes. Here, Sanderson et al. use multivariable Mendelian randomisation analysis to test whether the association of educational attainment with smoking behaviour is direct or indirectly mediated via general cognitive ability.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10679-y
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title_short Mendelian randomisation analysis of the effect of educational attainment and cognitive ability on smoking behaviour
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