title: Assessment of intelligence quotient among schoolchildren of fishermen community of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the intelligence quotient of fishermen school children of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 8 to 10 years old school children living in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, from January to February 2013. Seguin Form Board Test was used to assess the intelligence quotient (IQ) level of children. Means of groups were compared by independent student t-test. Stepwise multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors for IQ.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean average timing taken by fishermen school children to complete the test was 30.64 ± 4.97. Males had significantly lower mean timing scores than females (p < 0.05). Participants with severe dental fluorosis, low socio-economic status (SES), lower education level of both mother and father and those who were overweight had significantly higher mean timing scores for average category.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study suggested a low IQ among fishermen school children community of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The major factors which influenced their IQ were dental fluorosis, low SES, low education level of parents and high body mass index.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. kailashasawaudr@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asawa
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pujara
authors.forename: Jigar P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Thakkar
authors.forename: Bindi Gajjar
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Anant Raghav
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pareek
authors.forename: Aniruddh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Ronak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maniar
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005398:Fisheries; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors