Education and cardiovascular disease: a within-family Mendelian randomization analysis
There is a protective effect of educational attainment on CVD risk and a beneficial effect on serum lipid concentrations not due to familial factors shared by siblings, suggesting that increasing education may be beneficial for cardiovascular health.
Authors
- Laxmi Bhatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-1470)
- George Davey Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-8314)
- Laurence J Howe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-9686)
- María Fernanda Vinueza‐Veloz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-0769)
- Paul Remy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-3938)
- Neil M Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-0508)
- Øyvind Næss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-7987)
- Ben Michael Brumpton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-1059)
Institutions
- Royal Statistical Society (GB)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Bristol City Council (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- The London College (GB)
- Statistical Service (CY)
- Statistical Research (United States) (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf144
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82