Normative data for IQ, height and head circumference for children in Saudi Arabia

J Biosoc Sci. 2013 Jul;45(4):451-9. doi: 10.1017/S0021932013000102. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Anthropometry
  • Body Height*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Head / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Intelligence Tests / statistics & numerical data
  • Intelligence*
  • Male
  • Reference Values
  • Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
  • Sex Factors