Table 1.

Participants’ characteristics

Participants’ characteristics
	Controls (n = 15)			ASC (n = 15)			Group comparison
	Mean	SD	Range	Mean	SD	Range
Age	29	4	21 to 37	31	6	23 to 42	F1, 29 = 0.961 ; P = 0.335
Verbal IQ a	114	16	77 to 133	119	11	101 to 134	F1, 28 = 1.068 ; P = 0.310
Performance IQ a	119	11	93 to 134	115	14	93 to 132	F1, 28 = 0.696 ; P = 0.412
Full-Scale IQ a	119	14	93 to 134	119	13	98 to 136	F1, 28 = 0.007 ; P = 0.936
AQ b	16	7	4 to 27	35	7	21 to 46	F1,28 = 57.351 ; P <0.0005

Age, verbal IQ, performance IQ and full-scale IQ for each group; (a) IQ scores were not available for one control participant; (b) Autism Quotient (AQ) scores were not available for one control participant (different from - a). SD, standard deviation.