Table 1.

Demographic characteristics in TD children and children with ASD

	TD children (n = 58)	Children with ASD (n = 53)	p a
Age, years: M (SD)	6.7 (2.4)	6.6 (2.1)	.75
VABS Score: M (SD)	N/A	71.1 (12.4)
DAS General Conceptual Ability Score: M (SD)	N/A	85.8 (22.1)b
Sex, male (%)	78%	83%	.47
Race, white (%)	76%	83%	.35
Maternal education, ≥college degree (%)	72%	74%	.89
Paternal education, ≥college degree (%)	67%	54%c	.15
Days a week mother exercises: M (SD)	2.6 (2.1)	2.1 (2.1)	.30
Days a week father exercises: M (SD)	3.1 (2.9)	2.2 (2.7)	.13
Child is an only child (%)	26%	11%	.05
Overweight, ≥ 85th percentile BMI (%)	22%	26%	.62
Underweight, BMI < 5th percentile BMI (%)	0%	1.9%	.48

Note. ASD: autism spectrum disorder; TD: typically developing

^ap values for differences in autism status groups,

^bn = 48,

^cn = 52