Table 2. Demographics and Study Population Characteristics.
| Individual Education N = 47 | Group Education N = 33 | p-value | |
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| Age in years (SD) | 5.6 (2.6) | 5.9 (2.8) | 0.59 |
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| Male | 39 (83%) | 25 (76%) | 0.57 |
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| White1 | 37 (80%) | 26 (84%) | 0.77 |
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| SES mean (SD) | 44.3 (13.5) | 44.7 (10.6) | 0.90 |
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| Diagnosis | 0.64 | ||
| Autism | 32 | 26 | |
| Asperger's | 11 | 5 | |
| PDD-NOS | 4 | 2 | |
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| IQ > 702 | 27 (64%) | 15 (45%) | 0.16 |
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| Medication Type3 | 0.99 | ||
| Psychotropic | 7 | 6 | |
| Melatonin | 7 | 5 | |
| Stimulants | 8 | 6 | |
SD = standard deviation
SES = socioeconomic status from Hollingshead Four Factor Measure of Social Status
1
Three participants did not provide racial information; percentages corrected for missing data
2
Five participants did not have IQ information (not able to cooperate with testing); percentages corrected for missing data
3
Some children were on more than one medication