Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing a hypothesis using data from the Vietnam Experience Study.
Lower IQ test scores are related to an increased risk of violent assault. We tested the relation between IQ and death by homicide. In a prospective cohort study of 14,537 men (21 homicides), the association between lower IQ and an increased risk of homicide was lost after multiple adjustment.
Batty
George David
GD
MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. david-b@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk
Mortensen
Laust H
LH
Gale
Catharine R
CR
Deary
Ian J
IJ
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D047829:Vietnam Conflict; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data