Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Adolescents and Young Adults with ASD, BD, SSD, and Healthy Controls (N=174).
| Characteristic |
Group |
Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Controls (N=51) |
BD (N=34) |
ASD (N=38) |
SSD (N=51) |
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| 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.