Stroke is predicted by low visuospatial in relation to other intellectual abilities and coronary heart disease by low general intelligence.

Stroke is predicted by low visuospatial in relation to other intellectual abilities and coronary heart disease by low general intelligence.

Low intellectual ability is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Most studies have used a general intelligence score. We studied whether three different subscores of intellectual ability predict these disorders.We studied 2,786 men, born between 1934 and 1944 in He...

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Main Authors: Eero Kajantie, Katri Räikkönen, Markus Henriksson, Jukka T Leskinen, Tom Forsén, Kati Heinonen, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Clive Osmond, David J P Barker, Johan G Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492363?pdf=render

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