Table 2.

Comparison of AdAS Spectrum, AICA-S, EAT-26, and HQ-25 scores between subjects of 23 years of age or older and subjects younger than 23.

		≥23 y.o. Mean ± SD	<23 y.o. Mean ± SD	t	p
AdAS Spectrum	Child./Adolesc.	8.93 ± 4.23	8.41 ± 3.85	2.15	0.032 *
	Verb. comm.	6.61 ± 3.55	6.31 ± 3.27	1.50	0.134
	Non-verb. comm.	11.63 ± 4.96	11.53 ± 4.70	0.35	0.728
	Empathy	3.73 ± 2.55	3.59 ± 2.51	0.98	0.328
	Inflex. and routine	15.76 ± 7.72	15.65 ± 7.30	0.25	0.820
	Restrict. Int. and rum.	9.74 ± 4.67	9.61 ± 4.36	0.49	0.622
	Hyper-hyporeact.	5.54 ± 3.86	5.30 ± 3.52	1.12	0.262
	Total Score	61.94 ± 25.97	60.39 ± 23.84	1.05	0.294
AICA-S—Total Score		4.40 ± 3.65	3.74 ± 3.04	3.30	0.001 *
EAT 26	Dieting	4.81 ± 6.23	4.81 ± 6.42	−0.00	0.998
	Bulimia	11.24 ± 2.64	1.29 ± 2.78	−0.30	0.767
	Oral control	1.97 ± 3.06	1.77 ± 2.75	1.20	0.230
	Total Score	8.49 ± 10.32	8.28 ± 10.46	0.34	0.736
HQ 25	Socialization	20.09 ± 10.85	18.15 ± 9.82	3.14	0.002 *
	Isolation	14.20 ± 7.49	12.31 ± 6.83	4.46	<0.001 *
	Emotional support	7.97 ± 4.88	7.35 ± 4.77	2.20	0.028 *
	Total Score	42.26 ± 20.36	37.81 ± 18.34	3.87	<0.001 *

*: statistically significant value (p < 0.05).