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. 2013 May 29;8(5):e65230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065230

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***
*

p<.05;

**

p<.01,

***

p<.001.

Number of children differs across sample characteristics due to missing values.