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Table 1 Dataset composition and sample characteristics

From: The effect of gender on the neuroanatomy of children with autism spectrum disorders: a support vector machine case-control study

Variable

 

Subject group, mean ± std [range]

 

Age (months)

 

ASD (n = 76)

Controls (n = 76)

 

53 ± 17 [25–88]

53 ± 18 [22–89]

NVIQ

 

71 ± 22 [30–113]

73 ± 23 [35–112]

ADOS

LING/COM

5.1 ± 1.5 [2–8]

 

INT/SOC

8.6 ± 2.6 [4–14]

TOT

13.7 ± 6.7 [6–21]

CSS

 

6.1 ± 1.8 [2–10]

  

Age (months)

 

Males (n = 38)

Females (n = 38)

Males (n = 38)

Females (n = 38)

 

53 ± 16 [27–87]

53 ± 18 [25–88]

53 ± 17 [24–88]

53 ± 19 [22–89]

NVIQ

 

71 ± 21 [39–113]

71 ± 22 [30–103]

74 ± 23 [43–112]

71 ± 24 [35–100]

ADOS*

LING/COM

5.0 ± 1.5 [2–8]

5.2 ± 1.4 [2–8]

  

INT/SOC

8.5 ± 2.6 [4–14]

8.8 ± 2.7 [4–14]

TOT

13.5 ± 3.6 [7–21]

14.0 ± 3.8 [6–20]

CSS

 

6.0 ± 0.9 [3–10]

6.3 ± 0.8 [2–10]

   
  

DD (n = 19)

no-DD (n = 19)

DD (n = 19)

no-DD (n = 19)

DD (n = 19)

no-DD (n = 19)

DD (n = 19)

no-DD (n = 19)

ANOVA

Age (months)

 

55 ± 16 [27–82]

52 ± 16 [34–87]

47 ± 18 [25–83]

59 ± 16 [36–88]

52 ± 13 [29–72]

54 ± 21 [24–88]

51 ± 18 [26–77]

56 ± 20 [22–89]

ASD-DDm, ASD-DDf, ASD-no-DDm, ASD-no-DDf, C-DDm, C-DDf, C-no-DDm, C-no-DDf

F

p

0.8

0.59

NVIQ

 

53 ± 9 [39–68]

89 ± 13 [70–113]

53 ± 14 [30–69]

90 ± 10 [71–103]

52 ± 7 [43–75]

95 ± 10 [78–112]

50 ± 9 [35–65]

93 ± 10 [78–100]

ASD-no-DDm, ASD-no-DDf, C-no-DDm, C-no-DDf

ASD-DDm, ASD-DDf, C-DDm, C-DDf

F

p

F

p

1.14

0.34

0.33

0.8

  1. Abbreviations: ASD autism spectrum disorder, NVIQ non-verbal intelligence quotient, ASD-DDm ASD males with developmental delay, C-DDm control males with developmental delay, ASD-noDDm ASD males without developmental delay, C-noDDm control males without developmental delay, ASD-DDf ASD females with developmental delay, C-DDf control females with developmental delay, ASD-noDDf ASD females without developmental delay, C-noDDf control females without developmental delay, std standard deviation, CSS Calibrated Severity Score
  2. *Information unavailable for five ASD female subjects