Relation between cognitive performance at age 7 and health outcomes in adulthood (n = 633)
| Health outcomes | Full scale IQ at age 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | 80–89 (%) n = 150 | 90–99 (%) n = 213 | 100–109 (%) n = 163 | 110+ (%) n = 107 | |
| *Diagnosed by a physician or osteopath on or after the age of 18 (by self report). | |||||
| Total | 633 | 23.7 | 33.6 | 25.8 | 16.9 |
| Any illness* | |||||
| Yes | 111 (17.5) | 22.0 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 10.3 |
| No | 522 (82.5) | 78.0 | 81.2 | 83.4 | 89.7 |
| Diagnosed illness* | |||||
| Arthritis | 21 (3.3) | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Asthma | 33 (5.2) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Bleeding ulcer | 10 (1.6) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Cancer | 14 (2.2) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Diabetes | 16 (2.5) | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Heart disease | 14 (2.2) | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Hepatitis | 19 (3.0) | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Tuberculosis | 4 (0.6) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Number of illnesses | |||||
| 0 | 522 (82.5) | 78.0 | 81.2 | 83.4 | 89.7 |
| 1 | 96 (15.2) | 18.7 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 9.3 |
| 2 | 10 (1.6) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 5 (0.8) | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |