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

Recent analyses have shown educational attainment to be associated with a number of health outcomes. This association may, in part, be due to an effect of educational attainment on smoking behaviour. In this study, we apply a multivariable Mendelian randomisation design to determine whether the effe...

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Published in:	Nature communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 2949 - 9
Main Authors:	Sanderson, Eleanor, Davey Smith, George, Bowden, Jack, Munafò, Marcus R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.07.2019 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/208/205/2138 692/308/174 706/689/160 706/689/477/2811 Bias Cognition - physiology Cognitive ability Education Educational attainment Educational Status Genome-Wide Association Study Health risk assessment Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Mendelian Randomization Analysis multidisciplinary Odds Ratio Randomization Science Science (multidisciplinary) Smoking Smoking - genetics
ISSN:	2041-1723, 2041-1723
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