Relationship between Intelligence and Relative Prevalence of Obesity

Document Type

Article

Authors

A Kreze, Endocrinological Institute, Czechoslovakia
M Zelina, Psychological Institute, Czechoslovakia
J Juhás, Psychological Institute, Czechoslovakia
M Garbara, Psychological Institute, Czechoslovakia

Abstract

The relationship between intelligence as measured by a standard intelligence test and prevalence of obesity was investigated in a sample of 554 adults. Among the women there was a strong inverse relation with a prevalence of 41.4% obese in the low I.Q. category, 21.9% in the average I.Q. category and 10.7 % in above the average I.Q. category. A similar but less pronounced trend was observed among men.

Recommended Citation

Kreze, A; Zelina, M; Juhás, J; and Garbara, M (1974) "Relationship between Intelligence and Relative Prevalence of Obesity," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 1, Article 11.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss1/11