Table 3.

Frequency of Participation in Physical Activities among TD Adolescents and Adolescents with ASD^*

	TD Mean	ASD Mean	Mean Difference (95% CI)	p-value
Frequency of activities (times/month)
Overalla	40.3	39.9	0.41 (−11.7 to 12.6)	0.95
<16 yearsb	40.3	42.2	−1.9 (−16.9 to 13.1)	0.80
≥16 yearsc	41.6	36.6	4.9 (−17.2 to 27.1)	0.65
Number of regular activities**
Overalla	6.6	5.5	1.1 (−0.19 to 2.4)	0.09
<16 yearsb	7.1	5.3	1.8 (0.23 to 3.5)	0.03
≥16 yearsc	5.7	5.6	0.17 (−2.2 to 2.6)	0.88

^*Least square means adjusted for age and sex

^**Activities performed ≥12 times/year

^an=59 TD, 35 ASD

^bn=41 TD,17 ASD

^cn=18TD, 18 ASD