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Table 5 Healthcare inequality scores predict likelihood of being diagnosed as autistic (sex-stratified analyses)

From: Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data

 

Unadjusted modela

Adjusted modelb

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sig.

Assigned female at birth

Sensory sensitivity section score

23.548 (15.132, 37.246)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.667 (1.540, 1.803)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Communication section score

30.377 (20.412, 45.838)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

2.030 (1.859, 2.217)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Anxiety section score

45.120 (29.799, 69.518)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.883 (1.750, 2.027)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Access and advocacy section score

18.205 (9.907, 34.1117)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.493 (1.361, 1.638)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

System problems score

16.450 (11.563, 23.634)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.706 (1.583, 1.838)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Total final score

93.904 (47.026, 192.866)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.165 (1.135, 1.195)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Assigned male at birth

Sensory sensitivity section score

8.675 (4.613, 16.791)

5.24 × 10–11

1.414 (1.259, 1.587)

7.53 × 10–9

***

Communication section score

8.496 (5.137, 14.295)

2.34 × 10–16

1.527 (1.364, 1.709)

4.05 × 10–13

***

Anxiety section score

13.832 (8.975, 21.629)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

1.563 (1.443, 1.693)

 < 2.22 × 10–16

***

Access and advocacy section score

6.323 (2.969, 13.788)

2.42 × 10–6

1.276 (1.130, 1.441)

8.52 × 10–5

***

System problems score

5.831 (3.714, 9.265)

3.80 × 10–14

1.371 (1.244, 1.513)

3.83 × 10–10

***

Total final score

17.238 (6.771, 45.847)

5.09 × 10–9

1.096 (1.057, 1.136)

8.73 × 10–7

***

  1. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, Sig. significance level
  2. aBinomial Logistic Regression (unadjusted)
  3. bBinomial Logistic Regression adjusting for age, ethnicity, education, and country of residence
  4. P-value: < .001 = * ; < .0001 = ** ; < .00001 = ***