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. 2015 Aug 20;1(1):74–80. doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000455

Table 2. Childhood IQ at 8 years.

ALSPAC cohort
(N=13 566)
Final sample
(N=1881)
P
FSIQ, n (%)
 >70 126 (2.3) 10 (0.5) 0.001*
 70–79 345 (6.3) 51 (2.7)
 80–89 759 (13.9) 137 (7.3)
 90–109 2461 (45.0) 760 (40.4)
 110–119 996 (18.2) 437 (23.2)
 120–129 434 (7.94) 246 (13.1)
 ≥130 348 (6.36) 240 (12.8)
 Missing N=8095 N=0

VIQ, n (%)
 >69 88 (1.6) 10 (0.5) 0.001*
 70–79 227 (4.1) 25 (1.3)
 80–89 621 (11.3) 121 (6.4)
 90–109 2515 (45.7) 707 (37.6)
 110–119 879 (15.98) 378 (20.1)
 120–129 735 (13.4) 369 (19.6)
 ≥130 435 (7.9) 271 (14.4)
 Missing N=8064 N=0

PIQ, n (%)
 >69 247 (4.5) 28 (1.5) 0.001*
 70–79 516 (9.4) 98 (5.2)
 80–89 875 (15.9) 216 (11.5)
 90–109 2452 (44.7) 831 (44.2)
 110–119 831 (15.1) 365 (19.5)
 120–129 334 (6.1) 186 (9.9)
 ≥130 237 (4.3) 157 (8.4)
 Missing N=8072 N=0

Mean FIQ (IQR) 0.001
102 (91–113) 109 (99–120)
 Missing N=8095 N=0

Mean VIQ (IQR) 0.001
104 (95–117) 111 (101–123)
 Missing N=8064 N=0

Mean PIQ (IQR) 0.001
97 (86–110) 104 (92–116)
 Missing N=8072 N=0

ALSPAC, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; FSIQ, full-scale IQ; VIQ, verbal IQ; PIQ, performance IQ; IQR, interquartile range.

*

P-value was tested by test for trend, otherwise by Pearson’s chi-squared test or unpaired t-test.