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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Functional autonomic nervous system profile in children with autism spectrum disorder

 

TD (n = 34)

ASD (n = 40)

P value (group effect)

Age

12.5 ± 2.9

12.0 ± 2.9

0.5

Full-scale IQ

113.1 ± 13.9

92.9 ± 20.6

< 0.0001

Sex (male:female) ∗

19:15

33:7

0.02

SCQ

 

18.0 ± 8.1

 

RCADS-SAD

 

61.9 ± 17.4

 

RCADS-GAD

 

58.6 ± 16.3

 

RCADS-PD

 

57.3 ± 17.5

 

RCADS-SP

 

53.1 ± 11.3

 

RCADS-OCD

 

54.1 ± 10.5

 

RCADS-total anxiety

 

58.4 ± 14.8

 
  1. *Fisher’s exact test.
  2. RCADS: Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale; SCQ: Social Communication Questionnaire; SAD: separation anxiety disorder; GAD: generalized anxiety disorder; PD: panic disorder; SP: social phobia; OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder.