General intelligence is associated with subclinical inflammation in Nepalese children: a population-based plasma proteomics study

Highlights • Proteomics was applied to identify plasma proteins associated with child cognition. • Nutrition sensitive proteins were associated with increased intelligence test scores. • Inflammatory proteins were associated with low scores, independent of risk factors. • A protein regulating glycolysis contributed to the variability in the test scores. • Plasma proteomics can provide candidate proteins associated with child cognition.