Reaction time and incident cancer: 25 years of follow-up of study members in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095054

. 2014 Apr 18;9(4):e95054.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095054. eCollection 2014.

Reaction time and incident cancer: 25 years of follow-up of study members in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

Beverly A Roberts¹, Ian J Deary¹, Dominika Dykiert¹, Geoff Der², G David Batty³

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¹ Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
² Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council Public and Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
³ Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 24747801
PMCID: PMC3991647
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095054

Reaction time and incident cancer: 25 years of follow-up of study members in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey

Beverly A Roberts et al. PLoS One. 2014.

. 2014 Apr 18;9(4):e95054.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095054. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Beverly A Roberts¹, Ian J Deary¹, Dominika Dykiert¹, Geoff Der², G David Batty³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
² Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council Public and Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
³ Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 24747801
PMCID: PMC3991647
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095054

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the association of reaction time with cancer incidence.

Methods: 6900 individuals aged 18 to 94 years who participated in the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey in 1984/1985 and were followed for a cancer registration for 25 years.

Results: Disease surveillance gave rise to 1015 cancer events from all sites. In general, there was essentially no clear pattern of association for either simple or choice reaction time with cancer of all sites combined, nor specific malignancies. However, selected associations were found for lung cancer, colorectal cancer and skin cancer.

Conclusions: In the present study, reaction time and its components were not generally related to cancer risk.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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[1] Batty GD, Deary IJ, Gottfredson LS (2007) Premorbid (early life) IQ and later mortality risk: systematic review. Ann Epidemiol 17: 278–288. - PubMed

[2] Batty GD, Deary IJ, Gottfredson LS (2007) Premorbid (early life) IQ and later mortality risk: systematic review. Ann Epidemiol 17: 278–288. - PubMed

[3] Shipley BA, Der G, Taylor MD, Deary IJ (2006) Cognition and all-cause mortality across the entire adult age range: health and lifestyle survey. Psychosom Med 68: 17–24. - PubMed

[4] Shipley BA, Der G, Taylor MD, Deary IJ (2006) Cognition and all-cause mortality across the entire adult age range: health and lifestyle survey. Psychosom Med 68: 17–24. - PubMed

[5] Shipley BA, Der G, Taylor M, Deary IJ (2008) Cognition and mortality from the major causes of death: The Health and Lifestyle Survey. J Psychosom Res 65: 143–152. - PubMed

[6] Shipley BA, Der G, Taylor M, Deary IJ (2008) Cognition and mortality from the major causes of death: The Health and Lifestyle Survey. J Psychosom Res 65: 143–152. - PubMed

[7] Hemmingsson T, Essen J, Melin B, Allebeck P, Lundberg I (2007) The association between cognitive ability measured at ages 18-20 and coronary heart disease in middle age among men: a prospective study using the Swedish 1969 conscription cohort. Soc Sci Med 65: 1410–1019. - PubMed

[8] Hemmingsson T, Essen J, Melin B, Allebeck P, Lundberg I (2007) The association between cognitive ability measured at ages 18-20 and coronary heart disease in middle age among men: a prospective study using the Swedish 1969 conscription cohort. Soc Sci Med 65: 1410–1019. - PubMed

[9] Hart CL, Taylor MD, Smith GD, Whalley LJ, Starr JM, et al. (2004) Childhood IQ and cardiovascular disease in adulthood: prospective observational study linking the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 and the Midspan studies. Soc Sci Med 59: 2131–2138. - PubMed

[10] Hart CL, Taylor MD, Smith GD, Whalley LJ, Starr JM, et al. (2004) Childhood IQ and cardiovascular disease in adulthood: prospective observational study linking the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 and the Midspan studies. Soc Sci Med 59: 2131–2138. - PubMed

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