Table 1.
Demographics of non-medicated people with Asperger syndrome (AS) and controls used in the study
| |
Male |
Female |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Control | Patient | Control | |
|
Sample number |
14 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
|
Age (years) |
31 ± 9 |
31 ± 6 |
33 ± 9 |
34 ± 5 |
|
BMI (kg/m
2
) |
24 ± 3 |
25 ± 4 |
26 ± 5 |
25 ± 6 |
|
Smoking (yes/no) |
2/12 |
3/10 |
4/12 |
2/14 |
|
Exercise level |
5/4/5/0/0 |
8/3/2/0/0 |
1/2/10/2/1 |
6/2/7/1/0 |
|
Alcohol |
2/3/0/0/4/5 |
6/1/0/2/1/3 |
1/1/0/0/3/11 |
5/5/2/2/1/1 |
|
Oral contraception |
NA |
NA |
7/9 |
4/12 |
|
AQ score |
38 ± 13 |
15 ± 6 |
39 ± 13 |
14 ± 5 |
| EQ score | 28 ± 14 | 37 ± 14 | 15 ± 16 | 52 ± 10 |
Values are represented as mean ± standard deviation. BMI = body mass index. Exercise: high activity/moderate activity/low activity/sedentary/NA. Alcohol: 1to 5 units/6 to 10 units/11 to 15 units/16 to 20 units/none/NA. Oral contraception: never/past (not current).