. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Res Autism Spectr Disord. 2015 Dec 1;20:58–66. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2015.08.006

Table 4.

Pairwise Comparison of Mean ADOS Communication/Social Interaction Total Score Differences Across Diagnostic Groups.

Reference Diagnostic Category	Comparative Diagnostic Category	Mean Difference	SE	p	95% Confidence Interval^b
					Lower Bound	Upper Bound
ASD	No Diagnosis	7.956^*	.711	.000	6.066	9.845
	ADHD	7.406^*	.856	.000	5.132	9.680
ADHD	No Diagnosis	.550	.936	.992	−1.936	3.036
	ASD+ADHD	−5.222^*	1.009	.000	−7.903	−2.541
ASD+ADHD	No Diagnosis	5.772^*	.903	.000	3.373	8.170
	ASD	−2.184	.816	.047	−4.351	−.017

Based on estimated marginal means of age = 7.40 yrs; Adjustment for multiple comparisons: Sidak.

The mean difference is significant at the .01 level.