Table 5.

Parent-reported ASD-related symptoms in relation to HRQoL scores.

		HUI-3 (n=136)				QWB-SA (n=140)
	N (%)	Mean	SD	P value	N (%)	Mean	SD	P value
Language use and understanding
No Problem	21 (15)	0.84	0.09	<.01*	21 (15)	0.69	0.16	<.01*
Mild Problem	25 (18)	0.74	0.14		25 (18)	0.60	0.13
Moderate Problem	49 (36)	0.70	0.19		49 (35)	0.60	0.17
Severe Problem	41 (30)	0.51	0.25		45 (32)	0.51	0.13
Compulsive behaviors
No Problem	41 (30)	0.72	0.19	0.04	41 (29)	0.63	0.16	0.02
Mild Problem	36 (26)	0.69	0.23		36 (26)	0.58	0.13
Moderate Problem	38 (28)	0.64	0.24		39 (28)	0.58	0.15
Severe Problem	21 (15)	0.61	0.23		24 (17)	0.53	0.19
Anxiety
No Problem	29 (21)	0.72	0.23	0.01*	30 (21)	0.66	0.15	0.01*
Mild Problem	34 (25)	0.69	0.21		35 (25)	0.55	0.16
Moderate Problem	46 (34)	0.65	0.24		47 (34)	0.58	0.15
Severe Problem	27 (20)	0.63	0.19		28 (20)	0.56	0.17
Sensory issues
No Problem	28 (21)	0.70	0.25	0.03	28 (20)	0.67	0.18	0.03
Mild Problem	35 (26)	0.70	0.22		35 (25)	0.58	0.15
Moderate Problem	48 (35)	0.65	0.20		49 (35)	0.55	0.14
Severe Problem	25 (18)	0.62	0.23		28 (20)	0.56	0.14
Sleep disturbance
No Problem	63 (46)	0.71	0.22	<.01*	64 (46)	0.64	0.16	<.01*
Mild Problem	28 (21)	0.73	0.15		29 (21)	0.55	0.18
Moderate Problem	26 (19)	0.55	0.26		27 (19)	0.53	0.12
Severe Problem	19 (14)	0.61	0.20		20 (14)	0.53	0.11
Aggression
No Problem	75 (55)	0.69	0.21	0.12	75 (54)	0.61	0.17	0.03
Mild Problem	30 (22)	0.69	0.22		32 (23)	0.57	0.14
Moderate Problem	11 (8)	0.50	0.29		12 (9)	0.49	0.14
Severe Problem	20 (15)	0.66	0.22		21 (15)	0.55	0.14
Hyperactivity
No Problem	21 (15)	0.73	0.26	<.01*	23 (16)	0.59	0.21	0.03
Mild Problem	36 (26)	0.72	0.20		36 (26)	0.61	0.15
Moderate Problem	46 (34)	0.66	0.21		46 (33)	0.61	0.14
Severe Problem	33 (24)	0.59	0.23		35 (25)	0.52	0.15
Attention span
No Problem	10 (7)	0.82	0.14	<.01*	10 (7)	0.72	0.18	<.01*
Mild Problem	29 (21)	0.72	0.19		30 (21)	0.64	0.16
Moderate Problem	47 (35)	0.69	0.24		48 (34)	0.57	0.16
Severe Problem	50 (37)	0.60	0.22		52 (37)	0.55	0.14
Mood swings
No Problem	50 (37)	0.69	0.22	0.31	50 (36)	0.62	0.14	0.03
Mild Problem	43 (32)	0.66	0.24		44 (31)	0.58	0.18
Moderate Problem	28 (21)	0.65	0.22		29 (21)	0.54	0.14
Severe Problem	15 (11)	0.67	0.21		17 (12)	0.57	0.17
Eating Habits
No Problem	31 (23)	0.70	0.24	0.01*	32 (23)	0.61	0.16	0.12
Mild Problem	27 (20)	0.72	0.17		28 (20)	0.58	0.13
Moderate Problem	43 (32)	0.68	0.20		44 (31)	0.61	0.15
Severe Problem	35 (26)	0.59	0.26		36 (26)	0.54	0.18
Social interactions
No Problem	19 (14)	0.71	0.26	0.03	19 (14)	0.62	0.12	0.23
Mild Problem	25 (18)	0.67	0.26		25 (18)	0.56	0.17
Moderate Problem	52 (38)	0.68	0.21		53 (38)	0.60	0.18
Severe Problem	40 (29)	0.64	0.19		43 (31)	0.57	0.14
Self-stimulatory and repetitive behaviors
No Problem	36 (26)	0.78	0.16	<.01*	36 (26)	0.61	0.15	0.05
Mild Problem	34 (25)	0.75	0.15		34 (24)	0.63	0.15
Moderate Problem	35 (26)	0.58	0.25		36 (26)	0.54	0.16
Severe Problem	31 (23)	0.57	0.23		34 (24)	0.57	0.16
Self-injurious behavior
No Problem	89 (65)	0.71	0.21	<.01*	90 (64)	0.61	0.17	0.07
Mild Problem	23 (17)	0.61	0.25		24 (17)	0.56	0.12
Moderate Problem	12 (9)	0.57	0.20		13 (9)	0.58	0.14
Severe Problem	12 (9)	0.62	0.21		13 (9)	0.49	0.14
Has lost or seems to be losing skills that he/she previously had ¥
No Problem	103 (76)	0.70	0.21	<.01*	103 (74)	0.61	0.16	<.01*
Mild Problem	21 (16)	0.64	0.19		24 (17)	0.55	0.15
Moderate Problem	6 (4)	0.43	0.26		6 (4)	0.47	0.20
Severe Problem	5 (4)	0.49	0.26		6 (4)	0.46	0.10

HUI3 = The health utility index Mark 3

QWB-SA = The Quality of Well Being Self-Administered Scale

SD: Standard Deviation

^*Statistically significant difference among the group, adjusted using Tukey, Ciminera, and Heyse's adjustment for multiple comparisons.