Article
Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics, but Not Apolipoprotein E Genotype, Are Associated with Intelligence among Young Chinese College Students.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Chen Xiao-Fen, Wei Zichen, Wang Tingting, Zhang Zhen-Lian, Wang Yiwei, Heckman Michael G, Diehl Nancy N, Zhang Yun-Wu, Xu Huaxi, Bu Guojun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intelligence is an important human feature that strongly affects many life outcomes, including health, life-span, income, educational and occupational attainments. People at all ages differ in their intelligence but the origins of these differences are much debated. A variety of environmental and genetic factors have been reported to be associated with individual intelligence, yet their nature and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Asian People
- Demography
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Intelligence
- Intelligence Tests
- Life Style
- Male
- Prospective Studies