Table 5.
Odds of presenting features of Autism among surveyed children according to sex
| Presenting features of Autisma |
All ASD (n = 1370) n(%) |
Boys (n = 879) n(%) |
Girls n = 491 n(%) |
COR (95% CI) between boys and girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Child does not usually express joy when seeing parents (Behavioral/Emotional expression problems) (n = 257) |
150 (58.4) | 115 (44.7) | 35 (13.7) | 1.96 (1.32–2.91)** |
|
Child does not play with mates and do not socialize (Reduced peer interaction) (n = 450) |
262 (58.2) | 191 (42.4) | 71 (15.8) | 1.64 (1.22–2.21)** |
|
Child insists to play with the same thing the same way (n = 431) |
238 (55.2) | 173 (40.1) | 65 (15.1) | 1.61 (1.17- 2.19)** |
|
Child is beyond his/her mates in comprehension (Poor to limited comprehension/Limited language/nonverbal) (n = 886) |
379 (42.8) | 252 (28.4) | 127 (14.4) | 1.15 (0.89–1.48) |
|
Child is beyond his/her mates in speech (Speech Difficulties) (n = 1627) |
671 (42.0) | 455 (28.0) | 216 (14.0) | 1.37 (0.31–1.71) |
|
Child is beyond mates in school (if he/she is in school)b (learning and academic performance difficulties) (n = 544) |
149 (27.4) | 101 (18.6) | 48 (8.8) | 1.9 (0.83–1.72) |
apercent was calculated out of rows
bcalculated out of school aged children (6–12 years)
**p-value highly sig at < 0.01