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Table 1 Descriptive and Demographic Statistics Stratified by Diagnosis

From: Pubertal developmental, body mass index, and cardiovascular autonomic function in children and adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder: a four-time point accelerated longitudinal study

 

NT

ASD

p-value

(N = 104)

(N = 140)

 

Age (Year 1)

11.71 (1.21)

11.43 (1.03)

0.0581

Age (Year 2)

12.86 (1.22)

12.63 (1.07)

0.1681

Age (Year 3)

13.87 (1.21)

13.59 (1.04)

0.1151

Age (Year 4)

14.74 (1.14)

14.59 (1.04)

0.3751

Sex

  

0.0022

 Male

0.56 58/104

0.74 104/140

 

 Female

0.44 46/104

0.26 36/140

 

Ethnicity

  

0.3412

 Not Hispanic

0.95 99/104

0.92 129/140

 

 Hispanic

0.05 5/104

0.08 11/140

 

Race

  

0.0072

 Caucasian

0.86 89/104

0.81 114/140

 

 African American

0.02 2/104

0.12 17/140

 

 American Indian

0.00 0/104

0.00 0/140

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

0.00 0/104

0.01 1/140

 

 Biracial

0.12 13/104

0.06 8/140

 

 Full-Scale IQ

117.22 (13.66)

101.33 (20.79)

 < 0.001

 ADOS-2 Comparison Score

7.21 (1.92)

 SCQ-Lifetime (Year 1)

2.69 (2.49)

17.53 (8.35)

 < 0.001

 Psychotropic Medication (Year 1)

0.11 12/104

0.49 69/140

 < 0.0012

 BMI (Percentile, Year 1)

55.67 (31.23)

65.22 (31.16)

0.0201

 Genital/Breast Development (Year 1)

1.97 (0.964)

2.05 (1.11)

0.5591

 Height (Year 1)

59.80 (3.92)

59.36 (4.18)

0.4151

 Weight (Year 1)

102.70 (34.61)

108.52 (41.06)

0.2531

 Systolic BP (Year 1)

109.79 (11.96)

109.50 (10.81)

0.8561

 Diastolic BP (Year 1)

63.44 (8.56)

64.24 (8.29)

0.5081

 Heart Rate (Year 1)

75.33 (16.23)

76.02 (16.65)

0.7751

 RSA (Year 1)

6.45 (0.80)

6.24 (0.99)

0.0941

 PEP (Year 1)

95.21 (10.20)

94.25 (10.86)

0.5431

  1. 1Independent Sample T-Test, 2Pearson Chi-Square; Units: Height, In.; Weight, lb.; RSA, ln msec2; PEP, msec
  2. Mean (Standard Deviation)
  3. BMI Body Mass Index, BP Blood Pressure, RSA Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, PEP Pre-ejection Period