. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Jan;47(1):1–16. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2910-6

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Biological Stress Response Variables

Variable	ASD		Control		p

	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.
SBP Rest	115.45	9.75	117.92	12.46	.376
SBP Stressor	123.87	12.33	122.53	11.40	.663
DBP Rest	67.63	7.34	68.34	9.37	.734
DBP Stressor	70.93	9.12	73.04	9.07	.364
HR Rest	83.66	15.36	73.62	8.69	.004
HR Stressor	88.65	15.03	77.55	7.84	.001
Cortisol Pre-Test	11.76	6.75	11.29	8.19	.801
Cortisol Post-Test	14.59	7.87	15.74	11.34	.632

Note. ASD = autism spectrum disorder; S.D. = standard deviation; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate.