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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical comparison of HAS, SCAS and NAS groups

From: Clinical evaluation of autistic symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa

 

HAS

mean (SD)

SCAS

mean (SD)

NAS

mean (SD)

Test statistic

p

Effect size

Agea

N = 14

N = 24

N = 22

   

26.5

23

22

H(2) = 1.12

.572

EDE-Qa

N = 14

N = 24

N = 22

   

 Global

4.65

4.56

3.83

H(2) = 4.13

.123

 Eating concern

3.63

4.25

3.36

H(2) = 1.56

.450

 Shape concern

5.5

5.5

4.44

H(2) = 2.85

.241

 Weight concern

4.8

4.8

3.7

H(2) = 5.59

.061

 Restraint

4.4

3.8

2.9

H(2) = 4.74

.093

ED duration (years) a

N = 14

N = 24

N = 22

   

7.5

6.5

5

H(2) = 1.18

.555

BMI

N = 14

N = 24

N = 21

   

15.51 (2.19)

15.8 (2.02)

14.41 (2.09)

F(2,56) = 1.61

.209

ω2 = .02.

HADS depression

N = 14

N = 24

N = 22

   

12.29 (5.01)

9.46 (4.83)

8.41 (4.27)

F(2, 57) = 2.99

.058

ω2 = .06

HADS anxiety

N = 14

N = 24

N = 22

   

15.79 (4.44)

14.42 (4.58)

11.91 (5.54)

F(2,57) = 2.95

.06

ω2 = .06

TAS-20

N = 14

N = 23

N = 22

   

 Total

69.5 (7.67)

62.26 (12.17)

59.18 (11.02)

F(2,56) = 3.93

.025

ω2 = .09

 Describing feelings

18.57 (2.71)

16.16 (3.12)

14.36 (4.19)

F(2,56) = 6.18

.004

ω2 = .15

 Identifying feelings

23 (4.80)

18 (6.67)

16.05 (5.69)

F(2,56) = 6.01

.004

ω2 = .15

 Externally oriented

24 (3.01)

24.91 (3.75)

25.77 (2.99)

F(2,56) = 1.24

.298

ω2 = .01

OCI-R

N = 12

N = 22

N = 21

   

41.92 (18.16)

33.41 (18.10)

22.19 (12.30)

F(2,52) = 6.14

.004

ω2 = .16

WASI-II full-scale IQa

N = 11

N = 22

N = 20

   

101

107.5

117

H(2) = 1.75

.417

  1. Significant differences are set in italics
  2. aMedians are displayed, analysed using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test