Table 1.

Participant characteristics and group matching

DyslexicsControl AGEControl READp values: dyslexics versus control AGEp values: dyslexics versus control READ
N151515
Age9.8 years (SD, 1.5 years)9.9 years (SD, 2.7 years)7.4 years (SD, 0.9 year)0.83743.49 × 10−5
Gender6 boys, 9 girls9 boys, 6 girls8 boys, 7 girls0.28930.4814
Performance IQ: standard score101.3 (SD, 12.3)102.3 (SD, 8.2)109.2 (SD, 14.0)0.79600.1137
Word identification: standard score77.4 (SD, 7.6)118.2 (SD, 8.3)3.48 × 10−14
Word identification: reading age7.6 (SD, 0.9)8.1 (SD, 0.5)0.0621
Passage comprehension: standard score78.3 (SD, 11.0)110.3 (SD, 10.0)3.54 × 10−8
Passage comprehension: reading age7.3 (SD, 1.0)7.6 (SD, 0.6)0.3400