Children in higher SES families have higher average polygenic scores for educational attainment¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
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q2 i? Mean PGS for educational attainment was higher in higher SES groups, supporting genotype-SES correlation. → Eveline L. de Zeeuw 2019

Evidence¶

Eveline L. de Zeeuw 2019¶

Eveline L. de Zeeuw, Kees-Jan Kan, Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt, Hamdi Mbarek, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Gareth E. Davies, Michael C. Neale, Conor V. Dolan and Dorret I. Boomsma. (2019). The moderating role of SES on genetic differences in educational achievement in the Netherlands. npj Science of Learning 4:13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0052-2

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Between-family analysis of PGS means across four SES groups in 2335 children with genome-wide SNP data; mean PGS increased with SES (Δ−2LL = 81.3, p < 0.001; Fig. 4).

"In higher SES groups, children had, on average, a higher PGS, meaning that they inherited more alleles with a positive effect on educational attainment ( Δ−2LL = 81.3, Δdf = 3, p < 0.001)."

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