TABLE 3.
Partial correlation among ADOS total score, fixation time, and cortical metrics in ASD.
ADOS-SA-CSS | Fixation DSI (%) | Fixation DGI (%) | |
Fixation DSI (%) | –0.512* | – | – |
Fixation DGI (%) | 0.158 | –0.462* | – |
Left Fusiform Thickness | 0.393* | –0.496* | 0.130 |
Right Insula Thickness | 0.505* | –0.442* | 0.228 |
Left Rostral Anterior Cingulate | 0.166 | –0.361 | 0.76 |
Right Lateral Occipital Thickness | 0.291 | –0.224 | 0.369 |
Right Rostral Middle Frontal Thickness | 0.417* | –0.358 | 0.256 |
Right Lingual Thickness | 0.299 | –0.257 | 0.006 |
Left Paracentral Area | –0.049 | 0.142 | –0.143 |
Right Rostral Middle Frontal Area | 0.030 | –0.024 | 0.07 |
Presented as partial correlation coefficient, control for age and gender; *p < 0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons using FDR. ADOS-SA-CSS, Calibrated Severity Scores for the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Social Affect; DSI, dynamic social images; DGI, digital geometric images; % DGI, percentage of fixation time in digital geometric images; % DSI, percentage of fixation time in digital social images.