Table 2. Global graph theoretical network correlates of autistic traits, age, gender and IQ using GLM.

Dependent variables in the GLM design	Covariates in GLM (variables to control)	Association with Global efficiency Eg	Association with Average local efficiency El
Age	-	F: 0.25	F: 6.54
		p: 0.62	p: 0.012*
		ηp 2: 0.002	ηp 2: 0.046
		Bage: 6.07*10−5	Bage: 2.59*10−4
Gender	-	F: 0.55	F: 2.02
		p: 0.46	p: 0.16
		ηp 2: 0.004	ηp 2: 0.015
		BGender: 2.67*10−3	BGender: 3.9*10−3
WASI Verbal IQ	Age, Gender	F: 1.97	F: 0.68
		p: 0.16	p: 0.41
		ηp2: 0.016	ηp2: 0.0055
		BWASI: 1.94*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.016; p: 0.16)	BWASI: 8.79*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.0055; p: 0.41)
		BAge: 4.59*10−5 (ηp 2: 8.6*10−4; p: 0.75)	BAge: 2.45*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.04; p: 0.026)*
		BGender: 8.8*10−4 (ηp 2: 4.57*10−4; p: 0.81)	BGender: 0.0035 (ηp 2: 0.012; p: 0.22)
ASSQ Score	Age, Gender	F: 0.051	F: 6.33
		p: 0.82	p: 0.013 *
		ηp2: 3.8 * 10−4	ηp2: 0.046
		BASSQ: 5.24*10−5 (ηp 2: 3.8*10−4; p: 0.82)	BASSQ: −4.28*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.046; p: 0.013)*
		BAge: 6.21*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.0016; p: 0.65)	BAge: 2.45*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.044; p: 0.015)*
		BGender: 0.003 (ηp 2: 0.0037; p: 0.49)	BGender: 0.0048 (ηp 2: 0.024; p: 0.075)
SRS Total Score	Age, Gender	F: 1.09	F: 1.36
		p: 0.29	p: 0.25
		ηp2: 0.0088	ηp2: 0.011
		BSRS: −1.04*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.0088; p: 0.29)	BSRS: −8.72*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.011; p: 0.25)
		BAge: 4.92*10−5 (ηp 2: 9.2*10−3; p: 0.74)	BAge: 2.56*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.042; p: 0.022)*
		BGender: 0.0046 (ηp 2: 0.011; p: 0.25)	BGender: 0.005 (ηp 2: 0.023; p: 0.091)
ASSQ*SRS Total Score	Age, Gender	F: 0.025	F: 5.99
		p: 0.88	p: 0.016 *
		ηp2: 2.06 * 10−3	ηp2: 0.047
		BSRS: −1.23*10−4 (ηp 2: 8.6*10−3; p: 0.31)	BSRS: 1.95*10−5 (ηp 2: 4*10−4; p: 0.83)
		BASSQ: 8.46*10−5 (ηp 2: 7.02*10−3; p: 0.77)	BASSQ: −4.62*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.037; p: 0.033)*
		BAge: 5.65*10−5 (ηp 2: 1.2*10−3; p: 0.71)	BAge: 2.16*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.031; p: 0.053)
		BGender: 4.58*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.011 p: 0.25)	BGender: 0.0049 (ηp 2: 0.024; p: 0.089)
ASSQ*SRS Total Score	Age, Gender, WASI Verbal IQ	F: 0.77	F: 4.39
		p: 0.39	p: 0.038 *
		ηp2: 0.007	ηp2: 0.038
		BSRS: −9.14*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.0047; p: 0.47)	BSRS: 5.14*10−6 (ηp 2: 2.5*10−5; p: 0.96)
		BASSQ: 3.2*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.01; p: 0.28)	BASSQ: −4.26*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.03; p: 0.065)
		BAge: 3.73*10−5 (ηp 2: 5.2*10−3; p: 0.81)	BAge: 1.88*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.022; p: 0.12)
		BVIQ: 3*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.028; p: 0.078)	BVIQ: −7.34 *10−6 (ηp 2: 2.9*10−5; p: 0.96)
		BGender: 0.0023 (ηp 2: 0.0028; p: 0.58)	BGender: 4.8*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.021 p: 0.13)

GLM: General Linear Model, ASSQ: Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire, SRS: Social Responsiveness Scale.

^*: p<0.05