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Table 5 Comparison of Mean FsIQ, VIQ, PIQ in different populations with sickle cell disease in Europe and USA

From: Intellectual function evaluation of first generation immigrant children with sickle cell disease: the role of language and sociodemographic factors

 

Age years

% with FsIQ<75

FSIQ

VIQ

PIQ

% Immigrant

% mother-tongue language of hosting country

USA

8.5

NR

70.8-82.8-90*

72.1-79.9-88.8*

74.1-88.1-92.9*

NR

NR but IQ lower in children speaking two languages at home

Armstrong 1996

USA

13.5

9

77.3-81.1-86.7*

79.9-77.1-85.3*

77.3-81.1-86.7*

NR

NR

Wang 2001

USA

9.5

NR

78.6-81.1**

74.1-84.6**

77.5-78.9**

NR

NR

Steen 2003

USA

9.75

NR

75.05-81.91-81.67*

79.59-88.73-85.60*

74.73-77.73-80.80*

NR

NR

Brown 2000

USA

8.2

NR

72.7-85-90.2*

74.2-84.6-93*

75.5-83.3-89*

NR

NR

Thompson 2003

USA

10

NR

87.15-90.33-91.22§

89.56-94.86-92§

86.9-87.93-91.96§

NR

100

Kral MC 2003

UK

8.73-11.58

NR

67.6-79-86.03*

73.6-85.25-89.07*

67.80-79.75-85.57*

NR

NR

Watkins 1998

France

5-15

30.7

83.9-82.6-86.6**

90.4-85.8-93.3**

80.6-83.5-82.3

NR

NR but performed in children living in France > 2 yrs

Bernaudin 2000

UK

infants

NR

82.5-87.4**

BIN study early language development in infants

BIN measures of early language development in infants

100

BIN measures of All families spoke English, and in the majority of cases, infants were also exposed to a non-English

Hogan 2006

The Netherlands

  

79-80**

80-82**

80-77**

NR

NR

Hijmans 2010

The Netherlands

12.2

30

80

83

79

100

46 (immigrants from Netherland Antilles)

Hijmans 2011

This paper

8.9

25

86.9

84.5

91.7

100

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