Table 5.
Mean and SD of cognitive scores, VABS scores and autism severity measures for the groups with and without sleep problems.
| Sleep problems− | Sleep problems+ | F | p | η2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M(SD) | n | M(SD) | ||||
| Age | 1116 | 49.9 (29.6) | 60 | 49.6 (30.7) | 0.0 | 0.941 | 0.000 |
| DQ/IQ | 709 | 78.9 (21.8) | 36 | 76.6 (24.1) | 0.4 | 0.545 | 0.000 |
| VABS | 862 | 52 | 6.0*** | 0.000 | 0.026 | ||
| Communication | 79.4 (16.0) | 72.1 (15.2) | 10.3** | 0.001 | 0.011 | ||
| DLS | 76.1 (12.5) | 69.4 (13.7) | 13.6*** | 0.000 | 0.015 | ||
| Socialization | 73.8 (11.0) | 66.6 (11.0) | 21.2*** | 0.000 | 0.023 | ||
| Motor skills | 85.2 (13.9) | 77.7 (16.6) | 14.0*** | 0.000 | 0.015 | ||
| ADOS-CSS | 1067 | 58 | 0.8 | 0.455 | 0.001 | ||
| SA | 6.9 (2.2) | 6.7 (2.2) | 0.8 | 0.373 | 0.001 | ||
| RRB | 8.1 (1.7) | 7.9 (1.7) | 1.3 | 0.262 | 0.001 | ||
| ADI-R | 1099 | 59 | 9.2*** | 0.000 | 0.023 | ||
| Social interaction | 14.4 (9.1) | 18.8 (6.8) | 13.3*** | 0.000 | 0.011 | ||
| Communication | 10.4 (4.0) | 11.6 (4.7) | 5.2* | 0.022 | 0.005 | ||
| RRB | 4.8 (2.5) | 6.4 (2.8) | 20.5*** | 0.000 | 0.017 | ||
***
p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01,
*
p < 0.05.