From: Visual attention to faces in children with autism spectrum disorder: are there sex differences?
 | Males | Females | Diagnosis effect | Sex effect | ||
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ASD (n = 23) | TD controls (n = 16) | ASD (n = 19) | TD controls (n = 16) | |||
Age (years) | 9.53 (.84) | 7.68 (1.47) | 8.33 (1.56) | 7.93 (1.53) | F = 12.61, p = .001 | F = 2.24, p = .14 |
Mental age (years) | 9.72 (2.31) | 9.95 (4.20) | 7.93 (2.85) | 9.61 (2.02) | F = 1.95, p = .17 | F = 2.43, p = .12 |
SCQ score | 15.00 (6.19) | 3.50 (2.58) | 13.74 (5.19) | 2.00 (2.92) | F = 109.81, p < .001 | F = 1.55, p = .22 |
Basic attention | 78% (23%) | 88% (13%) | 79% (18%) | 93% (11%) | F = 8.61, p = .005 | F = .62, p = .43 |