Table 5.
Behavioral-medication only sample characteristics and relationship with GI symptoms
| Total N | No QPGS GI diagnosis (n = 19) | Functional Constipation (n = 21) | Non-Retentive Fecal Incontinence (n = 3) | Other Rome-III diagnoses (n = 3) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 46 | 0.019 | ||||
| Male (%) | 100.0% (19) | 90.5% (19) | 100.0% (3) | 33.3% (1) | ||
| Female (%) | 0.0% (0) | 9.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 66.7% (2) | ||
| Age: Mean (SD) | 46 | 12.9(3.1) | 12.1(3.3) | 9.7(3.1) | 11.0(4.6) | 0.349 |
| Race | 46 | 0.834 | ||||
| Caucasian (%) | 84.2% (16) | 90.5% (19) | 100.0% (3) | 100.0% (3) | ||
| Other race (%) | 15.8% (3) | 9.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Ethnicity | 46 | 0.737 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino (%) | 89.5% (17) | 95.2% (20) | 100.0% (3) | 100.0% (3) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino (%) | 10.5% (2) | 4.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Household income | 39 | 0.190 | ||||
| Less than 50k (%) | 20.0% (3) | 47.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| 50k or greater (%) | 80.0% (12) | 52.6% (10) | 100.0% (2) | 100.0% (3) | ||
| ADOS severity score: Mean (SD) | 40 | 8.3(1.8) | 7.9(2.1) | 8.0(1.7) | 9.0(1.7) | 0.738 |
| Verbal Status | 46 | 0.055 | ||||
| Verbal | 100.0% (19) | 90.5% (19) | 66.7% (2) | 66.7% (2) | ||
| Nonverbal | 0.0% (0) | 9.5% (2) | 33.3% (1) | 33.3% (1) | ||
| FSIQ: Mean (SD) | 41 | 88.5(20.3) | 78.4(22.0) | 58.5(13.4) | 91.3(36.7) | 0.178 |