Table 1.
Demographics. Mean value, standard deviation (SD), and range for age, education, AQ scores, age at the diagnosis of autism, as well as the percentage of participants with a diagnosis other than autism for each group, and group comparison. AQ = autism quotient, N-miss = number of missing data
| Autistic Females (N = 63) | Autistic Males (N = 61) | Non-Autistic Females (N = 70) | Non-Autistic Males (N = 62) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.066 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 35.4 (6.8) | 32.1 (7.7) | 34.1 (7.7) | 35.0 (7.1) | |
| Range | 19.0–45.0 | 18.0–45.0 | 19.0–45.0 | 20.0–45.0 | |
| Educational Attainment | 0.002 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 14.5 (1.9) | 13.7 (2.0) | 14.5 (1.1) | 14.9 (1.6) | |
| Range | 9.0–17.0 | 9.0–17.0 | 12.0–17.0 | 9.0–17.0 | |
| AQ | < 0.001 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 38.2 (5.3) | 36.7 (5.8) | 14.3 (7.6) | 17.5 (7.5) | |
| Range | 24.0–49.0 | 25.0–50.0 | 1.0–32.0 | 1.0–32.0 | |
| Diagnostic age | |||||
| N-Miss | 1 | 0 | < 0.001 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 34.9 (6.7) | 28.7 (10.2) | |||
| Range | 19.0–46.0 | 4.0–47.0 | |||
| Psychiatric/neurological Diagnosis | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 46 (73.0%) | 47 (77.0%) | 70 (100.0%) | 62 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 17 (27.0%) | 14 (23.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Neurodevelopmental Diagnosis (other than autism) | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 48 (76.2%) | 43 (70.5%) | 66 (94.3%) | 59 (95.2%) | |
| Yes | 15 (23.8%) | 18 (29.5%) | 4 (5.7%) | 3 (4.8%) |