Table 1.
Demographics, anthropometrics, and vital signs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing children (TD).
| ASD | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Mean | SD | Median | Q1 | Q3 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1 | Q3 | p |
| Age (years) | 7.8 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 10 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 9.3 | p>0.05 |
| Height (cm) | 127.4 | 12.9 | 123.1 | 117.5 | 140.6 | 127.7 | 11.8 | 127.0 | 120.6 | 137.5 | p>0.05 |
| Weight (kg) | 30.4 | 11.4 | 26.9 | 23.8 | 31.9 | 29.4 | 7.1 | 30.0 | 23.5 | 35.5 | p>0.05 |
| Percentile Growth | 61.2 | 21.2 | 75 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 60.9 | 31.7 | 75.0 | 43.8 | 90.0 | p>0.05 |
| Percentile BMI | 63.8 | 29.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 90.0 | 54.6 | 39.7 | 62.5 | 19.5 | 91.3 | p>0.05 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 104.3 | 15.9 | 102.0 | 92.8 | 113.5 | 102.1 | 11.6 | 99.5 | 94.8 | 112.0 | p>0.05 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 60.3 | 8.0 | 59.5 | 53.8 | 66.0 | 58.2 | 7.6 | 59.5 | 54.3 | 64.8 | p>0.05 |
| Pulse Rate (beats per min) | 90.0 | 19.8 | 90.0 | 83.0 | 97.0 | 87.3 | 18.0 | 86.0 | 78.3 | 92.0 | P>0.05 |
Percentile Growth and BMI determined from Growth Charts of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2001)
BP office blood pressure (n=10 of each group);
Mean, standard deviation (SD), median (Median) values, and 1st quartile (Q1) and 3rd quartile (Q3) are reported.