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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by keketi on Sunday February 25, 2018 @04:35AM (#16458081)
Yes. From the linked page:

> Sensitivity analyses on a representative subsample of the cohort observed only small attenuation of the estimated effect of intelligence (by 10-26%) after adjustment for potential confounders, including three indicators of childhood socioeconomic status. In a replication sample from Scotland, in a similar birth year cohort and follow-up period, smoking and adult socioeconomic status partially attenuated (by 16-58%) the association of intelligence with outcome rates.

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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by wjnc on Sunday February 25, 2018 @05:37AM (#16458272)
If you control for positively correlated variables, the results are more dramatic right? Higher intelligence leads to lower death And higher intelligence to higher income then lower death. So actuarial effects multiply.
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