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Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2010 Feb 26;72(4):390–396. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181d137e9

Table 3. HR (95% CI) for the relation of IQ with method-specific assault.

IQ score1 N (assault / no assault) Adjusted for age Multiple adjustment excluding education 2 Multiple adjustment including education 3
Fight or brawl
 7-9 1,569 / 288,143 1.00 1.00 1.00
 5-6 4,543 / 443,851 1.93 (1.82, 2.04) 1.69 (1.59, 1.79) 1.36 (1.28, 1.45)
 3-4 4,503 / 272,924 2.95 (2.79, 3.13) 2.45 (2.30, 2.60) 1.76 (1.65, 1.88)
 1-2 2,529 / 102,926 4.40 (4.13, 4.69) 3.35 (3.13, 3.58) 2.27 (2.12, 2.44)
p 4 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SD decrease 13,144 / 1,107,844 1.60 (1.58, 1.63) 1.48 (1.45, 1.51) 1.32 (1.29, 1.35)
P <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Stabbing assault
 7-9 112 / 289,600 1.00 1.00 1.00
 5-6 372 / 448,022 2.22 (1.80, 2.75) 1.94 (1.57, 2.40) 1.31 (1.05, 1.64)
 3-4 435 / 276,992 4.08 (3.31, 5.02) 3.27 (2.63, 4.05) 1.79 (1.43, 2.24)
 1-2 292 / 105,163 7.16 (5.76, 8.91) 5.09 (4.04, 6.40) 2.47 (1.94, 3.15)
p 4 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SD decrease 1,211 / 1,119,777 1.87 (1.76, 1.98) 1.68 (1.58, 1.79) 1.36 (1.28, 1.46)
P <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Blunt instrument assault
 7-9 33 / 289,679 1.00 1.00 1.00
 5-6 112 / 448,282 2.18 (1.48, 3.21) 1.91 (1.28, 2.83) 1.35 (0.90, 2.03)
 3-4 121 / 277,306 3.79 (2.58, 5.57) 3.03 (2.03, 4.52) 1.77 (1.16, 2.70)
 1-2 86 / 105,369 7.05 (4.72, 10.53) 4.87 (3.19, 7.43) 2.54 (1.62, 3.99)
p 4 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
SD decrease 352 / 1,120,636 1.86 (1.67, 2.07) 1.65 (1.47, 1.85) 1.37 (1.20, 1.55)
P <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Firearms assault
 7-9 5 / 289,707 1.00 1.00 1.00
 5-6 20 / 448,374 2.60 (0.98, 6.94) 2.45 (0.91, 6.64) 1.56 (0.56, 4.34)
 3-4 19 / 277,408 3.98 (1.48, 10.66) 3.67 (1.32, 10.22) 1.83 (0.63, 5.29)
 1-2 7 / 105,448 3.82 (1.21, 12.03) 3.32 (1.00, 10.96) 1.46 (0.42, 5.06)
p 4 0.01 0.02 0.54
SD decrease 51 / 1,120,937 1.42 (1.07, 1.86) 1.34 (1.00, 1.80) 1.01 (0.73, 1.40)
P 0.01 0.05 0.94
1

IQ scores are listed from high (7-9) to low (1-2)

2

Adjusted for age, conscription centre, year of birth, childhood SES, adult height, and adult SES

3

Adjusted for age, conscription centre, year of birth, childhood SES, adult height, adult SES, and educational achievement

4

p for trend across 4 categories of IQ