Table 3.
Frequency of parental concerns for boys and girls in the at-risk sample
| Total | ASD | Non-ASD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [n (%)] | Male (n=468) |
Female (n=201) |
χ2 Value |
Odds Ratio |
Male (n=232) |
Female (n=74) |
χ2 Value |
Odds Ratio |
Male (n=236) |
Female (n=127) |
χ2 Value |
Odds Ratio |
| ASD Concerns | 385 (82.3) |
153 (76.1) |
3.372* | 1.46 | 206 (88.8) |
64 (86.5) |
0.288 | 1.24 | 179 (75.8) |
89 (70.1) |
1.422 | 1.34 |
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| Speech/Communication | 361 (77.1) |
143 (71.1) |
2.717 | 1.37 | 196 (84.5) |
62 (83.8) |
0.021 | 1.05 | 165 (69.9) |
81 (63.8) |
1.423 | 1.32 |
| RRBsa | 65 (13.9) |
17 (8.5) |
3.857* | 1.74 | 42 (18.1) |
10 (13.5) |
0.838 | 1.41 | 23 (9.7) |
7 (5.5) |
1.952 | 1.85 |
| Social | 107 (22.9) |
39 (19.4) |
0.987 | 1.23 | 62 (26.7) |
22 (29.7) |
0.254 | 0.86 | 45 (19.1) |
17 (13.4) |
1.882 | 1.52 |
| Named ASD | 22 (4.7) |
4 (2.0) |
2.766 | 2.43 | 15 (6.5) |
2 (2.7) |
1.514 | 2.49 | 7 (3.0) |
2 (1.6) |
0.661 | 1.91 |
| Non-ASD Concerns | 276 (59.0) |
117 (58.2) |
0.034 | 1.03 | 130 (56.0) |
43 (58.1) |
0.098 | 0.92 | 146 (61.9) |
74 (58.3) |
0.447 | 1.16 |
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| Motor | 135 (28.8) |
53 (26.4) |
0.427 | 1.13 | 60 (25.9) |
21 (28.4) |
0.183 | 0.88 | 75 (31.8) |
32 (25.2) |
1.721 | 1.38 |
| Behavior/Temperament | 46 (9.8) |
17 (8.5) |
0.310 | 1.18 | 30 (12.9) |
8 (10.8) |
0.232 | 1.23 | 16 (6.8) |
9 (7.1) |
0.012 | 0.95 |
| Medical/Regulatory | 66 (14.1) |
33 (16.4) |
0.598 | 0.84 | 26 (11.2) |
9 (12.2) |
0.051 | 0.91 | 40 (16.9) |
24 (18.9) |
0.216 | 0.88 |
| Feeding/Eating | 37 (7.9) |
14 (7.0) |
0.177 | 1.15 | 24 (10.3) |
8 (10.8) |
0.013 | 0.95 | 13 (5.5) |
6 (4.7) |
0.102 | 1.18 |
| Disruptive Behavior | 67 (14.3) |
21 (10.4) |
1.842 | 1.43 | 25 (10.8) |
6 (8.1) |
0.439 | 1.37 | 42 (17.8) |
15 (11.8) |
2.235 | 1.62 |
| Unspecified/General | 63 (13.5) |
25 (12.4) |
0.129 | 1.10 | 29 (12.5) |
9 (12.2) |
0.006 | 1.03 | 34 (14.4) |
16 (12.6) |
0.227 | 1.17 |
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| Any Concerns | 429 (91.7) |
182 (90.5) |
0.223 | 1.15 | 220 (94.8) |
68 (91.9) |
0.873 | 1.62 | 209 (88.6) |
112 (88.2) | 0.011 | 1.04 |
a
RRBs = restricted/repetitive behaviors
*
p<.05