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. 2012 Dec 13;7(12):e52112. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052112

Table 4. Difference (95% confidence interval) in mean AH4 score according to father's age at respondent's birth stratified by number of older siblings.

N Adjusted for age at IQ measurement Adjusted for age and father's education1 Adjusted for age and father's SES1 Multiply adjusted2
Respondents with no older siblings (N = 283)
<25 102 −2.41 (−5.03, 0.22) −2.07 (−4.66, 0.52) −1.45 (−3.97, 1.08) −1.49 (−4.01, 1.03)
25–29 107 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref)
30–34 55 5.00 (1.84, 8.16) 4.85 (1.74, 7.97) 4.05 (1.02, 7.07) 4.20 (1.17, 7.22)
35+ 19 5.16 (0.42, 9.90) 5.00 (0.34, 9.66) 6.25 (1.73, 10.77) 6.08 (1.57, 10.60)
 P3 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Respondents with one older sibling (N = 233)
<25 32 −4.45 (−8.48, −0.43) −3.50 (−7.35, 0.34) −2.26 (−6.16, 1.63) −2.23 (−6.06, 1.60)
25–29 88 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref)
30–34 81 1.37 (−1.63, 4.37) 0.78 (−2.06, 3.63) 0.58 (−2.32, 3.47) 0.40 (−2.43, 3.24)
35+ 32 0.55 (−3.47, 4.57) 0.07 (−3.74, 3.88) 0.03 (−3.82, 3.87) −0.11 (−3.89, 3.65)
 P3 0.04 0.18 0.56 0.60
Respondents with two or more older siblings (N = 256)
<25 10 −3.36 (−9.64, 2.93) −3.57 (−9.72, 2.58) −2.81 (−9.05, 3.44) −3.13 (−9.31, 3.05)
25–29 59 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref) 0.00 (ref)
30–34 81 2.21 (−0.95, 5.36) 1.26 (−1.87, 4.38) 1.71 (−1.43, 4.86) 1.11 (−2.02, 4.25)
35+ 106 0.45 (−2.53, 3.42) −0.04 (−2.96, 2.89) −0.11 (−3.08, 2.86) −0.29 (−3.23, 2.65)
 P3 0.21 0.40 0.34 0.48
1

Adjustment for mother's education and SES had a similar or weaker impact on these associations; 2Adjusted for age, father's education, and father's SES; 3p for heterogeneity based on likelihood ratio test.