Table 5.
Comorbidities
| AS | HFA | Test | p value | Difference AS-HFA (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| At least one comorbidity | 59 | 49.1 | 33 | 42.9 | 11.14 (1) | 0.0013 | 6.2% (10.11 to 43.1%) |
| ADHD | 17 | 21.2 | 19 | 27.1 | 0.7108 (1) | 0.3992 | − 5.9% (− 20.9 to 9.19%) |
| Depressive disorder | 10 | 12.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 4.7166 (1) | 0.0299 | 9.6% (0.07 to 19.2%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0611* | 6.2% (− 0.4 to 12.9%) | |
| Obsessive–compulsive disorder | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6854* | 2.2% (− 5.4 to 9.6%) | |
| Eating disorder | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1* | 1.1% (− 4.4 to 6.55%) | |
| Anxiety disorder | 25 | 31.2 | 3 | 4.3 | 17.8788 (1) | < 0.0001 | 16.9% (14.4 to 39.5%) |
| Tic disorder | 6 | 7.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.2847* | 4.6% (− 3.66 to 12.9%) | |
AS Asperger syndrome, HFA high functioning autism, CI confidence interval
*p values from Fisher Exact test and exact 95% confidence interval for the difference of proportions