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Table 1 Participant characteristics by group (HR = high risk, LR = low risk), final samples (mean/SD)

From: Altered gaze following during live interaction in infants at risk for autism: an eye tracking study

Measure

HR N = 47

LR N = 17

Pairwise comparison (p valuea)

Age (months)

10.25/0.45

10.27/0.58

0.93

MSELb total score

98.45/13.96

96.35/11.70

0.52

MSEL VRc

54.32/10.05

53.71/8.09

0.79

MSEL FMd

55.09/9.34

55.18/9.42

0.78

MSEL RLe

44.74/10.47

42.35/11.77

0.40

MSEL ELf

42.70/10.47

41.12/10.69

0.64

SESg

−0.06/0.85

0.14/0.84

0.29

  1. aMann–Whitney U test
  2. bMullen Scales of Early Learning
  3. cVisual Reception Subscale
  4. dFine Motor Subscale
  5. eReceptive Language Subscale
  6. fExpressive Language Subscale
  7. gSocioeconomic status calculated on the basis of parental education and income (equal weighting), expressed as a z-score (for this measure, N = 45 in the HR group since two of the families did not disclose this information)