Intelligence quotient (IQ) in children in Beneris

Scope

Intelligence quotient (IQ) in children in Beneris describes the quantitative relationship between prenatal methyl mercury (MeHg) and DHA exposure from fish intake on cognitive development of children at school age in the Beneris population (expressed in terms of IQ).

Definition

Causality

List of parents:

• Baseline intelligence quotient (IQ) score in children
• Fish oil intake in Beneris
  
• Methyl mercury intake from fish in Beneris
  
• ERF of methyl mercury on intelligence quotient
• ERF of omega-3 fatty acids on intelligence quotient

Unit

IQ points

Formula

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UniNet formula:

Baseline_IQ+ER_MeHg_fish_intake*(MeHg_Intake_Fish_PrWomen-Average_MeHg_Intake_Fish_PrWomen)+ER_DHA_Fish_Intake*(DHA_Intake_Fish_PrWomen-Average_DHA_Intake_Fish_PrWomen)

Result

	Mean value	Standard deviation
IQ score in children	100.09	14.973