General intellectual capacity of young men with cleft lip with or without cleft palate and cleft palate alone

Persson, Martin; Becker, Magnus; Svensson, Henry

Abstract

We report on the general intellectual capacity of men around 17-19 years of age and with cleft lip either with or without cleft palate (CLP) or cleft palate alone. Data were obtained from the Swedish National Service enrolment register for the years 1991-1997, about 335 individuals with CLP and 88 with cleft palate alone, who were compared with a control group consisting of 272 879 people. Those with CLP showed no significant differences compared with the control group. The group with cleft palate alone had significantly lower general intellectual scores than the control group.

Citation

Persson, M., Becker, M., & Svensson, H. (2008). General intellectual capacity of young men with cleft lip with or without cleft palate and cleft palate alone. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 42(1), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310701694472

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 22, 2008
• Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
• Print ISSN: 0284-4311
• Electronic ISSN: 1651-2073
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 14-16
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02844310701694472
• Keywords: cleft lip, palate, psychology, intelligence, enlistment battery, cognitive abilities, general intelligence factor, visible difference
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021094
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02844310701694472