Table 1.
Subjects’ demographic variables
ASD | DD | p valuea | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 50 | 28 | NA |
Gender (male:female) | 42:8 | 22:6 | 0.55 |
Age (m) | 29.92 ± 5.54 | 28.25 ± 4.38 | 0.17 |
DQb | 68.00 ± 12.14 | 74.54 ± 15.76 | 0.07 |
CARSc | 34.76 ± 4.32 | 28.61 ± 4.90 | 0.00** |
ADI-R sociald | 21.26 ± 4.96 | 12.63 ± 6.07 | 0.00** |
ADI-R communicationd | 12.04 ± 2.57 | 8.46 ± 3.85 | 0.00** |
ADI-R behaviord | 3.65 ± 2.16 | 1.89 ± 1.89 | 0.00** |
** p < 0.01
a p value for gender using χ 2 test; other p values for the comparison between ASD and DD are based on two-sample t tests
bBased on the Bayley scales of infant development (BSID)
cBased on the childhood autism rating scale (CARS)
dBased on the autism diagnostic inventory-revised (ADI-R)