title: Normative data for IQ, height and head circumference for children in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Normative data are reported for intelligence, height and head circumference for a sample of 1553 6- to 15-year-olds in Saudi Arabia, and for the correlations between these variables. Intelligence was tested with the Standard Progressive Matrices, on which the Saudi sample obtained a British IQ of 76.2. There were no significant differences in means between boys and girls and differences in variability were inconsistent. The heights of the Saudi sample were generally lower than those of the American norms. The differences in head circumferences between the Saudi children and the American norms were inconsistent. Correlations between IQ and height were weaker than those found in other studies but correlations between IQ and head circumference were positive.
authors: Dar al Thikr schools for boys, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. a-batterjee@althike.edu.sa
authors: Adel A
authors: AA
authors: Batterjee
authors: Omar
authors: O
authors: Khaleefa
authors: Khalil
authors: K
authors: Ashaer
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Lynn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors