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influential article published 1990 claimed increased rate reading disability boys consequence referral biasto summarize history research sex differences reading disability provide new evidence 4 independent epidemiological studies nature extent significance sex differences reading disabilitythe dunedin multidisciplinary health development study comprised 989 individuals 521 male cohort born april 1972 march 1973 dunedin new zealand followed age 3 years reading performance iq assessed ages 7 9 11 years using burt word reading test wechsler intelligence scale childrenrevised wiscr respectively christchurch health development study comprised 895 individuals 50 male prospectively studied cohort born christchurch new zealand region 4month period 1977 reading performance iq assessed ages 8 10 years using burt word reading test wiscr office national statistics ons study comprised uk nationally representative sample 5752 children 501 male aged 9 15 years 1999 reading assessed british ability scales ii iq british picture vocabulary scales ii environmental risk longitudinal twin study erisk comprised 2163 twin children england wales 491 male identified birth 1994 1995 included administration test word reading efficiency age 7 years wechsler preschool primary scale intelligencerevised test iq age 5 yearsreading performance sex lowest 15 distribution 4 studies without taking iq accountin 4 studies rates reading disability significantly higher boys noniqreferenced reading disability dunedin study 216 boys vs 79 girls odds ratio 319 95 confidence interval ci 215417 christchurch study 206 boys vs 98 girls 238 95 ci 162350 ons study 176 boys vs 130 girls 143 95 ci 123165 erisk 180 boys vs 130 girls 139 95 ci 104186 rates iqreferenced reading disabilities similarreading disabilities clearly frequent boys girls