Table 2. Correlation of clinical features with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
| BMI percentile | BMI Z -score | AC percentile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD (n=69) | |||||
| SCDC | |||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.059 | 0.062 | −0.009 | ||
| Sig. (2 tailed) | 0.727 | 0.717 | 0.960 | ||
| ADHD (n=23) | |||||
| SNAP-I | |||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.200 | −0.251 | −0.667 | ||
| Sig. (2 tailed) | 0.555 | 0.457 | 0.219 | ||
| SNAP-HI | |||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.230 | −0.331 | 0.803 | ||
| Sig. (2 tailed) | 0.496 | 0.320 | 0.102 | ||
| SNAP-OD | |||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.621 | −0.370 | 0.410 | ||
| Sig. (2 tailed) | 0.041 | 0.263 | 0.493 | ||
AC, abdominal circumference; SCDC, Social and Communication Disorders Checklist; SNAP-I, SNAP-IV inattention subscale; SNAP-HI, SNAP-IV hyperactivity subscale; SNAP-OD, SNAP-IV opposition and defiance subscale. Bold indicates p -value significant at <0.05.