Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) group | Control group | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years: mean (s.d.) (ASD: n = 188; control: n = 115) | 41.0 (13.1) | 43.4 (13.7) |
| Total Autism Quotient score, mean (s.d.) (ASD: n = 188; control: n = 115) | 77.0 (26.2)*** | 55.3 (12.3) |
| Gender, n (%) (ASD: n = 188; control: n = 115) | ||
| Women | 92 (48.9)*** | 90 (78.3) |
| Men | 87 (46.3) | 25 (21.7) |
| Other | 9 (4.8) | 0 (0) |
| Marital status, n (%) (ASD: n = 187; control: n = 114) | ||
| Married or defacto | 62 (33.2)*** | 83 (72.8) |
| Socioeconomic index for areas – most disadvantaged (bottom 50%) (ASD: n = 178; control: n = 109) | 68 (38.2) | 35 (32.1) |
| Medical history, n (%) | ||
| Intellectual disability (ASD: n = 188; control: n = 115) | 26 (13.8)*** | 1 (0.9) |
| Epilepsy (ASD: n = 185; control: n = 115) | 16 (8.6)* | 3 (2.6) |
| Parkinson's disease or related disorder (ASD: n = 186; control: n = 115) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) |
*
P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001.