School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University - Economics, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Health Econ. 2013 Feb;22(2):224-33. doi: 10.1002/hec.1827. Epub 2012 Jan 10.
Previous research using US data suggests that height, as a marker for early investments in health, is associated with better cognitive functioning in later life, but this association disappears once education is controlled for. Using an English cohort of men and women older than 50 years, we find that the association between height and cognitive outcomes remains significant after controlling for education suggesting that height affects cognitive functioning not simply via higher educational attainment. Furthermore, the significant association between height and cognitive function remains even after controls for early life indicators have been included.
先前使用美国数据的研究表明，身高作为早期健康投资的标志，与晚年更好的认知功能有关，但一旦控制了教育因素，这种关联就消失了。利用英国一个年龄在 50 岁以上的男性和女性队列，我们发现，在控制了教育因素后，身高与认知结果之间的关联仍然显著，这表明身高对认知功能的影响不仅仅是通过更高的教育程度。此外，即使在纳入了早期生活指标的控制后，身高与认知功能之间的显著关联仍然存在。
