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Childhood cognitive ability moderates later-life manifestation of type 2 diabetes genetic risk.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association - 1 Sept 2015
Mõttus René, Luciano Michelle, Sarr John M, McCarthy Mark I, Deary Ian J
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OBJECTIVE: The study investigated whether childhood cognitive ability moderates Type 2 diabetes polygenic risk manifestation in older age. METHOD: In 940 relatively healthy people (mean age 69.55 ± 0.85), we tested whether self-reported diabetes and hemoglobin HbA1c (HbA1c) levels were predicted by diabetes polygenic risk, cognitive ability measured about 60 years earlier, and their interaction. Polygenic risk...
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