Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing an hypothesis using data from a longitudinal study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing an hypothesis using data from a longitudinal study

AU - Batty, George David

AU - Mortensen, Laust Hvas

AU - Gale, Catharine R

AU - Deary, Ian J

PY - 2008/10/30

Y1 - 2008/10/30

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Adult

KW - Alcoholism

KW - Cause of Death

KW - Cohort Studies

KW - Comorbidity

KW - Cross-Cultural Comparison

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Homicide

KW - Humans

KW - Intelligence

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Proportional Hazards Models

KW - Prospective Studies

KW - Risk

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Socioeconomic Factors

KW - Substance-Related Disorders

KW - United States

KW - Veterans

KW - Vietnam Conflict

KW - Violence

U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.006

DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.006

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 18718672

SN - 0165-1781

VL - 161

SP - 112

EP - 115

JO - Psychiatry Research

JF - Psychiatry Research

IS - 1

ER -