Table 2. Pearson correlations between blood lead concentrations and IQ and school performance.
Mean (SD) | N‡ | Blood lead concentration | VIQ | PIQ | FIQ | Chinese | Math | ||
Blood lead concentrations (µg/dL) | 6.43(2.64) | 1341 | 1.00 | ||||||
IQ | VIQ | 103.95(14.84) | 1331 | .011 | 1.00 | ||||
PIQ | 104.06(15.07) | 1331 | −.056* | .498*** | 1.00 | ||||
FIQ | 104.19(14.38) | 1331 | −.026 | .869*** | .857*** | 1.00 | |||
School Performance | Chinese | 87.87(11.11) | 561 | −.234*** | .241*** | .344*** | .305*** | 1.00 | |
Math | 88.80(11.67) | 561 | −.200*** | .242*** | .391*** | .375*** | .511*** | 1.00 | |
English | 89.58(13.22) | 562 | −.207*** | .153*** | .334*** | .294*** | .666*** | .696*** |
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Number of children differs across sample characteristics due to missing values.