Table 4.

Pearson’s partial correlations between baseline characteristics and outcome measures of cognition and adaptive behaviour (controlling for Time 1 measures) across intervention groups

	Total (N = 82)			G-ESDM (N = 42)			EIBI (N = 40)
	NVDQb	VDQc	VABS-ABCd	NVDQb	VDQc	VABS-ABCd	NVDQb	VDQc	VABS-ABCd
Age at intake (months)	− .04	− .08	− .25*	.01	− .25	− .27	− .06	.00	.06
Sex (0 = Male 1 = Female)	− .32*	− .14	.04	− .37*	− .24	− .06	− .25	.05	.21
ADOS-SA	− .32*	− .36**	− .24*	− .29	− .32*	− .20	− .34*	− .43*	− .39*
ADOS-RRB	− .25*	− .29*	− .14	− .16	− .13	− .00	− .40*	− .57**	− .51**
Sustained Attention a	.34*	.32*	.20	.58**	.32*	.08	.04	.33*	.39*
Preferential social attention	.14	.26*	.17	.45*	.44*	.16	-.20	.05	.27
Joint attention – attention to target a	.26*	.35*	.20	.42*	.33*	.03	.06	.33*	.44*
Joint attention—first look	.26*	.20	.13	.31	.15	.01	.21	.26	.36*
Playful actor	.34*	.51**	.35	.43*	.57**	.31*	.21	.41*	.42*
Imitation score a	.25*	.12	− .03	.33*	.24	− .02	.18	− .01	.15

^* < .05 ** < .001

^aSqrt Transformed ^bControlling for time 1 NVDQ ^c Controlling for time 1 VDQ ^d Controlling for time 1 Adaptive behaviour

ADOS:Autism diagnostic observation schedule, SA:Social Affect total score RRB: Restricted repetitive behaviour total score, V/NV DQ:Verbal/Non-verbal developmental quotient score from mullen scales early learning, VABS-ABC: Vineland adaptive behaviour scales adaptive behaviour composite score