I personally do not feel that there is a correlation
I'm sorry that I'm about to sound rude, but...
For this kind of question it really doesn't matter what any of us feel. Our values, morals, aesthetics, etc. simply have no bearing on the truth of the matter. And none of us has sufficient data points (rigorous, untainted, and unprejudiced) to form a model that has any validity. We really only have two choices: (1) say "I don't care", and ignore the debate; or (2) read the study, then criticize methodological flaws if any, else deal with the results.