Table 1

Mean scores (M) and standard deviations (SD) on Verbal IQ (VIQ), Performance IQ (PIQ) and Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) in a group of children (n= 80) divided into three subgroups: children in the traumatized parents group without PTSD-related symptoms (n = 9), children in the traumatized parents group with PTSD-related symptoms (n = 31), and children in the non-traumatized parents (n = 40). F-ratio for one-way ANOVAs (df2.78) and significance (Tukey 1%) for subgroup comparisons

IQ
Traumatized Non-PTSD-related symptoms A
Traumatized PTSD-related symptoms B
Non-Traumatized C


Post-hoc test p < 0.01




M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
F
p


VIQ
91.7
14.3
86.7
11.1
104.2
12.4
18.8
<.001
C > A, B
PIQ
83.4
16.5
86.2
13.9
100.7
14.8
10.7
<.001
C > A, B
FSIQ
86.4
15.9
86.5
12.1
102.5
13.2
18.3
<.001
C > A, B

Note: A = Children without PTSD-related symptoms in the traumatized parents group;

B = Children with PTSD-related symptoms in the traumatized parents group;

C = Children in the non-traumatized parents group.

Daud et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:7   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-7