Table 2.

Participant characteristics: children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and typically developing children

	Typically Developing Children (n= 58)	Children with ASD (n=53)	P value1
Age, years: Mean (SD)	6.7 (2.4)	6.6 (2.1)	0.75
VABS Score: Mean (SD)	N/A	71.1 (12.4)
DAS Score: Mean (SD)	N/A	85.8 (22.1)2
Sex, male (%)	78%	83%	0.47
Race, white (%)	76%	83%	0.35
One or more parent with college degree	81%	81%	0.99
Child is an only child (%)	26%	11%	0.05
Child with 1+ obese parent (%)	56%3	35%3	0.03
Underweight, <5th percentile BMI (%)	0%	2%	0.48
Overweight, ≥85th percentile BMI (%)	22%	26%	0.62
Obese, >95th percentile BMI (%)	9%	17%	0.09
BMI z-score (SD)	0.52 (0.83)	0.43 (1.16)	0.64
Average Physical Activity Counts per week? (SD)	297,3204 (98,067)	279,4954 (97,361)	0.42

¹P values for differences between groups

²n=47

³n=55 in typically developing children, n=48 in children with ASD

⁴n=47 in typically developing children, n=35 in children with ASD