Table 3.
Medication-free sample characteristics and relationship with GI symptoms
| Total N | No QPGS GI diagnosis (n = 32) | Functional Constipation (n = 12) | Non-Retentive Fecal Incontinence (n = 1) | Other Rome-III diagnoses (n = 2) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 46 | 0.641 | ||||
| Male (%) | 90.6% (29) | 100.0% (11) | 100.0% (1) | 100.0% (2) | ||
| Female (%) | 9.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Age: Mean (SD) | 46 | 12.2(4.6) | 9.2(2.5) | 7.0 | 7.0(1.4) | 0.052 |
| Race | 46 | 0.641 | ||||
| Caucasian (%) | 90.6% (29) | 100.0% (11) | 100.0% (1) | 100.0% (2) | ||
| Other race (%) | 9.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Ethnicity | 46 | 0.521 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino (%) | 96.9% (31) | 90.9% (10) | 100.0% (1) | 100.0% (2) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino (%) | 3.1% (1) | 9.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Household income | 39 | 1.000 | ||||
| Less than 50k (%) | 50.0% (14) | 44.4% (4) | 100.0% (1) | 100.0% (1) | ||
| 50k or greater (%) | 50.0% (14) | 55.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| ADOS severity score: Mean (SD) | 40 | 6.8(2.6) | 6.5(0.8) | 6.0 | 7.0(1.4) | 0.972 |
| Verbal Status | 46 | 0.666 | ||||
| Verbal | 87.5% (28) | 100.0% (11) | 100.0% (1) | 100.0% (2) | ||
| Nonverbal | 12.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| FSIQ: Mean (SD) | 42 | 88.1(24.7) | 88.8(24.9) | 76.0 | 88.5(20.5) | 0.967 |