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

Table 3. Mean IQ and 2009 school performance by blood concentrations of lead in preschool children.

Blood concentrations of lead (µg/dL) ANOVA Post-hoc analysis, LSD (p)
<8 (A) 8- <10(B) ≥10 (C) F p A vs. B A vs. C B vs. C
IQ N = 1016 N = 182 N = 103
PIQ 104.46(14.93) 103.32(15.58) 100.75(16.03) 3.04 .048 .349 .018 .168
VIQ 104.23(14.80) 103.65(15.03) 103.08(14.65) 0.36 .696 .627 .453 .755
FIQ 104.55(14.36) 103.66(14.22) 101.86(15.25) 1.78 .169 .442 .072 .313
School performance N = 421 N = 79 N = 49
Chinese 89.33(9.20) 83.44(13.97) 82.12(16.67) 17.30 .000 .000 <.001 .503
Math 90.32(9.20) 84.29(14.66) 83.04(19.42) 16.32 .000 .000 <.001 .545
English 91.29(10.41) 84.16(18.10) 83.37(19.71) 16.59 .000 .000 <.001 .732