Table 2.
Association between demographic and clinical characteristics and prevalence of overall social activity participation among Fragile X Online Registry With Accessible Research Database participants, aged 5–17, 2011–2021.
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | Child participated in any type of social activitya |
|
|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 690)b | ||
| PR (95% CI) | aPRc (95% CI) | |
|
| ||
| Child’s age at most recent clinical visit, in years | ||
| 5–10 (ref.) | - | - |
| 11–13 | 1.01 (0.92, 1.11) | 1.03 (0.94, 1.14) |
| 14–17 | 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) | 1.03 (0.95, 1.11) |
| Child race and ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic (ref.) | - | - |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.95 (0.82, 1.10) | 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) |
| Other race, non-Hispanic | 1.06 (0.94, 1.19) | 1.05 (0.93, 1.18) |
| Multi-race, non-Hispanic | 0.86 (0.67, 1.12) | 0.88 (0.71, 1.09) |
| Hispanic | 0.85 (0.74, 0.98) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) |
| Primary caregiver education | ||
| ≤ High school diploma | 0.68 (0.57, 0.83) | 0.74 (0.62, 0.88) |
| Some college | 0.88 (0.80, 0.97) | 0.91 (0.83, 1.00) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) | 0.96 (0.90, 1.03) |
| Advanced degree (ref.) | - | - |
| Child’s current intellectual function | ||
| No ID (ref.) | - | - |
| Developmental delayd | 0.91 (0.75, 1.09) | 0.97 (0.80, 1.18) |
| Borderline or mild ID | 0.94 (0.86, 1.02) | 0.95 (0.87, 1.04) |
| Moderate ID | 0.89 (0.82, 0.98) | 0.92 (0.83, 1.02) |
| Severe or profound ID | 0.53 (0.40, 0.70) | 0.57 (0.43, 0.77) |
| Child’s autism spectrum disorder diagnosis | ||
| Current or past diagnosis | 0.92 (0.86, 0.99) | 0.99 (0.92, 1.06) |
| Never diagnosed (ref.) | - | - |
| Child’s current behavioral conditions | ||
| Attention problems or hyperactivity | ||
| Yes | 0.96 (0.88, 1.04) | 0.95 (0.87, 1.04) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
| Hypersensitivity e | ||
| Yes | 1.05 (0.97, 1.14) | 1.10 (1.02, 1.20) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
| Anxiety | ||
| Yes | 1.13 (1.00, 1.27) | 1.13 (1.01, 1.27) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
| OCD or perseverative behaviors | ||
| Yes | 0.95 (0.89, 1.02) | 0.98 (0.91, 1.05) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
| Mood swings or depression | ||
| Yes | 0.91 (0.82, 1.00) | 0.93 (0.84, 1.02) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
| Emotional dysregulation behaviors f | ||
| Yes | 0.89 (0.84, 0.96) | 0.93 (0.87, 1.00) |
| No (ref.) | - | - |
Abbreviations: Ref = reference category; PR = unadjusted prevalence ratio; aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval; OCD = obsessive- compulsive disorder; ASD = autism spectrum disorder; ID = intellectual disability.
Bolded values indicate statistically significant results, where the confidence interval does not include 1. Borderline significant results, defined as 0.97 to 1.03, were also bolded.
Participants with missing data for one or more variables included in the table were excluded from the models (n = 140/830).
Regression models adjusted for all other variables included in the table.
Question instruction limited response to children under age 6 years; however, 7 children ≥6 years old were also included per clinician designation.
Includes overreaction to stimuli and emotionally reactive behaviors.
Includes irritability, aggression, agitation, and self-injury behaviors.