Table 1.
Percentage of individuals experiencing sleep disturbances according to Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC).
| Sleep disorders according to SDSC | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIM | SBD | DA | SWTD | DES | SHY | TS | ||||||||
| Control | ASD | Control | ASD | Control | ASD | Control | ASD | Control | ASD | Control | ASD | Control | ASD | |
| Mean | 11.9 | 15.9* | 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 4.8* | 37.8 | 47.8* |
| Standard error | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Cut off | >21 | >21 | >6 | >6 | >7 | >7 | >15 | >15 | >19 | >19 | >7 | >7 | >52 | >52 |
| Pathological (%) | 0 | 23.7 | 1.8 | 37.7 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 20 | 3.6 | 40 |
Mean ± standard error and cut off of the SDSC scores and distribution in percentage (%) of subjects in the control group and the group with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had DIMS—disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep; SBD—sleep-breathing disorders; DA—disorders of arousal; SWTD—sleep–wake transition disorders; DES—disorders of excessive somnolence; SHY—sleep hyperhidrosis; TS—overall score. *p < 0.05.