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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jul;48(7):2408–2417. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3494-0

Table 3.

Reported self-efficacy by vignette type (ASD compared to dyslexia)

High Self-Efficacy, n (%) OR [95% CI] P
Increasing fruits and vegetables
Dyslexia 125 (75.8) Reference 0.92
ASD 122 (75.3) 0.98 [0.59, 1.62]
Decreasing sugary beverages
Dyslexia 155 (93.9) Reference 0.2
ASD 146 (90.1) 0.59 [0.26, 1.34]
Increasing physical activity
Dyslexia 137 (83.0) Reference 0.52
ASD 130 (80.3) 0.83 [0.47, 1.46]
Decreasing intake of high-calorie foods
Dyslexia 131 (79.4) Reference 0.31
ASD 121 (74.7) 0.77 [0.46, 1.29]
Decreasing screen time/media use
Dyslexia 130 (78.8) Reference 0.0259
ASD 110 (67.9) 0.57 [0.35, 0.94]

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder

High Self-Efficacy is defined by scores of 4 or 5 (confident/very confident) on 5-point Likert scale.

P value derived from chi-square tests