Table 3.
Age 8–12 years | Age 13–18 years | |||||||
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β | 95% CI | F value | p value | β | 95% CI | F value | p value | |
Spatial working memory (total errors) | F(1,228) | F(1,214) | ||||||
ASD v. control | −0.17 | (−2.99 to 2.65) | 0.01 | 0.904 | 0.60 | (−2.18 to 3.37) | 0.18 | 0.673 |
6- v. 4-boxes problem | 5.95 | (3.65 to 8.26) | 79.86 | <0.001*** | 3.43 | (1.06–5.80) | 34.58 | <0.001*** |
8- v. 4-boxes problem | 17.76 | (15.45 to 20.07) | 632.72 | <0.001*** | 10.10 | (7.73 to 12.47) | 296.88 | <0.001*** |
Group* (6- v. 4-box problem) | 3.58 | (0.17 to 6.99) | 4.26 | 0.040* | 2.83 | (−0.42 to 6.08) | 2.94 | 0.088 |
Group* (8- v. 4-box problem) | 8.05 | (4.64 to 11.46) | 21.59 | <0.001*** | 8.20 | (4.95 to 11.44) | 24.74 | <0.001*** |
Stockings of Cambridge (mean moves) | F(1,342) | F(1,320) | ||||||
ASD v. control | 0.09 | (−0.27 to 0.45) | 0.25 | 0.617 | 0.02 | (−0.33 to 0.37) | 0.01 | 0.906 |
3- v. 2-move problem | 1.24 | (0.93 to 1.55) | 132.71 | <0.001*** | 1.14 | (0.80 to 1.48) | 98.81 | <0.001*** |
4- v. 2-move problem | 3.35 | (3.03 to 3.66) | 907.97 | <0.001*** | 3.18 | (2.84 to 3.51) | 717.92 | <0.001*** |
5- v. 2-move problem | 4.82 | (4.51 to 5.13) | 1906.59 | <0.001*** | 4.00 | (3.67 to 4.34) | 1394.55 | <0.001*** |
Group* (3- v. 2-move problem) | 0.21 | (−0.24 to 0.67) | 0.85 | 0.359 | 0.07 | (−0.39 to 0.53) | 0.09 | 0.768 |
Group* (4- v. 2-move problem) | 0.35 | (−0.11 to 0.81) | 2.22 | 0.137 | −0.03 | (−0.50 to 0.43) | 0.02 | 0.885 |
Group* (5- v. 2-move problem) | 0.56 | (0.11 to 1.02) | 5.84 | 0.016* | 0.80 | (0.33 to 1.26) | 11.42 | 0.001 |
CI, confidence interval; β, regression coefficient estimates; ASD, autism spectrum disorder.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.