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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics by IQ stat

From: The negative impact of living environment on intelligence quotient of primary school children in Baghdad City, Iraq: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N

low IQ N (%)

High IQ N (%)

POR(95%CI)

P-value

Gender

     

Male

276

55 (19.9)

221 (80.1)

0.75 (0.49-1.13)

0.17

Female

253

63 (24.9)

190 (75.1)

  

Mother’s education

     

Low education

92

26 (28.3)

66 (71.7)

1.41 (0.89-2.46)

0.12

High education

433

91 (21.0)

342 (79.0)

  

Father’s education

     

Low education

62

14 (22.6)

48 (77.4)

1.17 (0.61-2.22)

0.62

High education

427

85 (19.9)

342 (80.1)

  

Living environment status

     

Bad

102

52 (51.0)

50 (49.0)

5.66 (3.56-9.08)

<0.01 a

Acceptable

427

66 (15.5)

361 (84.5)

  

Family income

     

Low income

267

74 (27.7)

193 (72.3)

1.90 (1.24-2.89)

0.003 a

High income

262

44 (16.8)

218 (83.2)

  
  1. a Pearson chi-squared, significant at p < 0.05.
  2. POR: prevalence odds ratio.
  3. Low education is illiterate or primary school education, high education is secondary or university education.