Table 1.
Characteristics of Japanese participants and means and standard deviations for all variables by sex
| Total sample(N = 210) | Female subsample (n = 87) | Male subsample (n = 123) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | |
| Age (Years) | 37.61 | 10.31 | 210 | 38.86 | 10.31 | 87 | 35.84 | 10.05 | 123 |
| Diagnosis | |||||||||
| Autism spectrum disorder (%) | 131 | (62%) | 73 | (59%) | 58 | (67%) | |||
| Developmental disability (%) | 55 | (26%) | 34 | (28%) | 21 | (24%) | |||
| Pervasive developmental disorders (%) | 74 | (35%) | 41 | (33%) | 33 | (38%) | |||
| Autistic disorder (%) | 38 | (18%) | 27 | (22%) | 11 | (13%) | |||
| Asperger disorder (%) | 73 | (35%) | 41 | (33%) | 32 | (37%) | |||
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (%) | 58 | (28%) | 34 | (28%) | 24 | (28%) | |||
| Schizophrenia (%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | |||
| Dementia (%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | |||
| Intellectual disability (%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | 0 | (0%) | |||
| Autistic traits (BAPQ) | 4.00 | .70 | 205 | 3.93 | .67 | 85 | 4.10 | .73 | 120 |
| Social camouflage (CAT-Q) | 105.29 | 21.94 | 209 | 101.20 | 20.48 | 86 | 111.14 | 22.61 | 123 |
| Social anxiety (LSAS) | 72.77 | 36.87 | 200 | 69.89 | 35.19 | 83 | 76.82 | 38.76 | 117 |
| Generalised anxiety (GAD-7) | 9.03 | 6.17 | 208 | 7.87 | 5.66 | 85 | 10.71 | 6.49 | 123 |
| Depression (PHQ-9) | 11.93 | 7.26 | 209 | 10.40 | 6.91 | 87 | 14.08 | 7.19 | 122 |
| Well-being (WEMWBS) | 36.25 | 10.22 | 209 | 37.28 | 9.77 | 87 | 34.80 | 10.65 | 123 |
BAPQ Broad autism phenotype questionnaire; CAT-Q Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire; GAD-7 Generalized anxiety disorder assessment-7; LSAS Liebowitz social anxiety scale; PHQ-9 Patient health questionnaire-9; WEMWBS Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale