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Table 2 Examining the association of baseline demographic features and IQ scores of the childrena

From: Association of anthropometric parameters with intelligence quotient in early school-aged children: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Variables

Groups

IQ score

P-value

Sex

Male

111.9 ± 13.7

 < 0.001b*

Female

100.0 ± 17.1

 

Age, years

 < 7.5

110.4 ± 15.9

0.003b*

 ≥ 7.5

102.6 ± 16.4

 

Mother’s education

Below high school diploma

103.1 ± 15.7

0.285c

High school diploma

106.4 ± 16.4

 

Associate degree

107.5 ± 21.1

 

Bachelor’s degree

112.7 ± 18.5

 

Master’s degree

130.0 ± 0.0

 

Doctorate

105.0 ± 0.0

 

Father’s education

Below high school diploma

100.9 ± 15.7

0.974c

High school diploma

108.0 ± 16.5

 

Associate degree

116.6 ± 17.1

 

Bachelor’s degree

108.7 ± 16.0

 

Master’s degree

113.0 ± 16.8

 

Doctorate

126.0 ± 0.0

 
  1. Abbreviations: IQ Intelligence Quotient
  2. *Statistically significant (P-value < 0.05)
  3. aContinuous data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  4. bIndependent t-test
  5. cANOVA