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. 2017 Dec 6;43(5):1180–1188. doi: 10.1038/npp.2017.274

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents and Young Adults with ASD, BD, SSD, and Healthy Controls (N=174).

Characteristic Group
Analysis
  Controls (N=51)
BD (N=34)
ASD (N=38)
SSD (N=51)
   
  Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD F p
Age (years) 24.20 4.24 26.41 4.56 22.55 4.64 26.49 4.81 6.71 <0.01
Education (years) 15.43 1.77 14.65 1.70 13.89 2.95 13.51 1.91 9.74 <0.001
  N % N % N % N % × 2 p
Gender (female) 27 53 15 44 12 31 19 37 4.74 0.19
  N   N   N   N      
Handedness 48R, 3L, 0A   31R, 2L, 0A   32R, 4L, 2A   41R, 7L, 3A  
BPRS 28.72 6.83
RBS 29.95 21.70
SRS 94.39 28.99
YMRS 1.85 2.16
HRSD 4.82 2.49

Abbreviations: ASD, autism spectrum disorder; BD, bipolar disorder; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; HRSD, The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; RBS, The Repetitive Behavior Scale; SSD, schizophrenia spectrum disorder; SRS, Social Responsiveness Scale; YMRS, Young Mania Rating Scale.

Handedness: R=right, L=left, A=ambidextrous.