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. 2023 May 26;13(6):862. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13060862

Table 1.

BPD and ASD summary table.

Reference Sample Methods Results
Rydén et al.
2008
[43]
BPD patients: F = 41 SCID-II; ASDI; FTF; A-TAC 15% of BPD subjects met the criteria for ASD
More frequent suicide attempts, higher substance abuse and altered self-image in BPD subjects with ASD
Shen et al.
2016
[84]
BPD patients: N = 292 (F = 190; M = 102; mean age: 25 years)
HC: N = 5840 (F = 3800; M = 2040; mean age: 25 years)
ICD-9-CM increased odds ratio in BPD patients for having ASD (OR = 10.0)
Brugha et al.
2020
[85]
N = 378 (M = 364; F = 374) AQ; RAADS-R; ADOS Module 4 45% of ASD female had a diagnosis of BPD
Anckarsäter et al.
2006
[81]
N = 240 (M = 131; F = 109; mean age: 31.0 years) TCI; SCID-I; SCID-II; ASDI; AS-HFASQ; Y-BOCS ASD and ADHD subjects exhibited high rates of Personality Disorders
Hofvander et al.
2009
[87]
ASD subjects: N = 62 ASDI; SCID-I; SCID-II 68% met the criteria for one or more personality disorders
40% met those for two or more, 18% met those for three or more: 7% of the population had BPD
Strunz et al.
2015
[88]
NPD: N = 62 (F = 17; M = 45; mean age 30.8 ± 9.7 years)
HC: N = 106, 62 (F = 50; M = 56; mean age 32.7 ± 10.9 years)
BPD: N = 80 (F = 51; M = 29; mean age 29.7 ± 8.8 years)
ASD: N = 59 (F = 32; M = 48; mean age 32.7 ± 10.9 years)
ADOS; ADI-R; M.I.N.I.; SCID-I; NEO-PI-R; FFM; NEO-PI-R; FFM; DAPPBQ DAPP-BQ:
Emotional Dysregulation scores: BPD > ASD > HC
Inhibitedness scores: ASD/BPD > HC
Dissocial Behavior scores: BPD> ASD/HC
Compulsivity scores: ASD > BPD/HC
NEO-PI-R:
Neuroticism scores: BPD > ASD > HC,
Extraversion dimension scores: BPD/HC > ASD
Openness to Experience scores: HC/BPD > ASD
Straight-forwardness scores: ASD > BPD/HC
Conscientiousness scores: ASD > PDB
Ketelaars et al.
2007
[89]
Outpatient: N = 369 (F = 189; M = 180; mean age: 35 years)
ASD: N = 15 (F = 3; M = 12; mean age: 22 years)
HC: N = 21 (F = 3; M = 18; mean age: 27 years)
ADI-R; ADOS; AQ no significant differences in the pattern of diagnoses between ASD and non-ASD patients
May et al.
2021
[83]
12 studies BPD prevalence in ASD ranged between 0% to 15%
BPD pooled prevalence ASD individuals of 3–5%