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. 2014 Oct 20;9(10):e110672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110672

Table 6. Overview of the evidence for environmental factors.

Postnatalenvironmentalfactors Population Method Outcomes Reference
Age Humans Databasesearch Highest riskfor violent behaviouris in late teens andearly twenties [4], [8], [32],
Child abuse Various Various Crime and antisocialbehaviour [3], [4], [8], [17], [22], [26], [31], [43], [55], [57], [70], [73], [92], [112], [116], [120][122]
Antisocialbehaviour Children Follow-up Predicts later criminalbehaviour [55]
Hyperactivity-impulsivity-attentiondeficit Children Follow-up Predicts later criminalbehaviour [55]
Socioeconomicstatus Humans Various Direct correlation withcriminality [8], [17], [70], [78], [100], [119], [123]
Low IQ-scores Humans Various Risk factor fordelinquency andantisocial behaviour [10], [17], [57], [99], [119], [120], [125]
Gangmembership Humans Various Correlation withdelinquency [10], [99]
Irondeficiency Aggressiveand conductdisorderedchildren,juveniledelinquents Plasmalevels Iron deficiency wasoverrepresented [32], [55]