title: Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing a hypothesis using data from the Vietnam Experience Study.
abstract: 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.
authors: MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. david-b@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk
authors: George David
authors: GD
authors: Batty
authors: Laust H
authors: LH
authors: Mortensen
authors: Catharine R
authors: CR
authors: Gale
authors: Ian J
authors: IJ
authors: Deary
mesh_terms: 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