Table 2.
Summary of behavioral assessments
| Baseline to 6 months | 6 to 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measure |
No. of patients evaluated |
Change score median (Range) |
p value |
Change score median (Range) |
p valuea |
| VABS Socialization Standard Score | 24 | 2.0 (−8, 30) | .016 | 0 (−19, 9) | .602 |
| VABS Communication Standard Score | 24 | 4.5 (−8, 20) | .002 | 0.0 (−13, 13) | .459 |
| VABS Adaptive Behavior Composite Standard Score | 24 | 3 (−3, 24) | .007 | 0 (−12, 8) | .687 |
| VABS Motor Standard Score | 24 | 0 (−10, 7) | .788 | 0 (−14, 16) | .991 |
| VABS Daily Living Standard Score | 24 | 1 (−9, 34) | .457 | 0 (−16, 16) | .999 |
| EOWPVT Raw Score | 22 | 4 (−1, 24) | .001 | 5.5 (−12, 16) | .001 |
| PDDBI Autism Composite T‐Scoreb | 25 | 7.52 (−12.38, −2.67) | .004 | 0.72 (−1.14, 2.57) | .430 |
a
p values are from the Wilcoxon signed rank test or spline model for PDD‐BI.
b
The PDD‐BI was collected at baseline, 3, and 6 months. Change scores are the predicted mean (and 95% confidence interval) from a linear spline model with knot at 3 months.
Abbreviations: EOWPVT, Expressive One‐Word Picture Vocabulary Test‐4; VABS, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales‐II; PDDBI, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Behavior Inventory.