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Table 1 Demographic information for participant sample

From: Brainstem white matter microstructure is associated with hyporesponsiveness and overall sensory features in autistic children

 

Autistic (n = 61)

Non-Autistic (n = 72)

t

p

Age(years), Mean(SD)

8.65(1.33)

8.28(1.38)

− 1.5

.13

Sex, % Female

20%

35%

–

–

Average Head Motion (AVD), Mean(SD)

0.63(0.44)

0.52(0.41)

− 1.5

.13

IQ, Standardized Score, Mean(SD)

103(18)

114(12)

4.34

 < .001

SCQ, Mean(SD)

20.16(6.6)

1.43(1.95)

− 22.96

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Total Sensory Features, Mean(SD)

2.36(0.44)

1.52(0.23)

− 14.18

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Hyporesponsiveness, Mean(SD)

1.99(0.50)

1.27(0.20)

− 11.17

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Hyperresponsiveness, Mean(SD)

2.66(0.54)

1.44(0.32)

− 16.06

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Enhanced Perception, Mean(SD)

2.42(0.63)

1.84(0.42)

− 6.38

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Sensory Seeking, Mean(SD)

2.38(0.67)

1.53(0.31)

− 9.70

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Visual Sensitivity, Mean(SD)

2.35(0.62)

1.42(0.28)

− 11.31

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Auditory Sensitivity, Mean(SD)

2.40(0.56)

1.58(0.35)

-9.86

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Tactile Sensitivity, Mean(SD)

2.48(0.49)

1.53(0.31)

− 12.99

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Gustatory Sensitivity, Mean(SD)

2.55(0.72)

1.53(0.38)

− 10.32

 < .001

SEQ 3.0 Vestibular Sensitivity, Mean(SD)

2.25(0.54)

1.58(0.33)

− 8.56

 < .001

  1. AVD Average volume displacement [60], SCQ Social communication questionnaire [59], SEQ 3.0 Sensory experience questionnaire, Version 3.0 [61]; Standardized IQ scores are harmonized across participants who completed the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2; Autistic n = 16, Non-Autistic n = 20) [55] or the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition (WASI-II; Autistic n = 45, Non-Autistic n = 52) [54]