Table II.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Treatment Group

	Parent training (n = 21)		Waitlist (n = 21)
	N	%	N	%
Study center
University of Florida	10	47.6	10	47.6
University of Rochester	11	52.4	11	52.4
Child demographics	M	SD	M	SD
Age	5.1	1.3	5.1	1.4
Males	19	90.5	21	100
Race
White	18	85.7	16	76.2
Black	1	4.8	0	0
Asian/multiracial	2	9.5	4	19.0
Other	0	0	1	4.8
Ethnicity
Hispanic	3	14.3	5	23.8
Non-Hispanic	18	85.7	16	76.2
IQ <70	11	52.4	11	52.4
School program
None/day care only	4	19.0	2	9.5
Regular school*	9	42.9	8	38.1
Special class in regular school	4	19.0	10	47.6
Special school	4	19.0	1	4.8
Family demographics	M	SD	M	SD
Maternal age (years)	37	6	36	5.7
Maternal education
Advanced graduate or professional degree	5	23.8	4	19.0
College graduate	9	42.9	7	33.3
Some college or post-high school or 2-year degree	6	28.6	9	42.9
High school graduate or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)	1	4.8	1	4.8
Family income	N	%	N	%
<$20,000	1	4.76	1	4.76
$20,001–40,000	5	23.8	4	19
$40,001–60,000	4	19	4	19
$60,001–90,000	5	23.8	7	33.3
>$90,000	6	28.6	5	23.8
Baseline clinical scores**	M	SD	M	SD
Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI)	65.0	7.7	64.7	6.1
About Your Child’s Eating (AYCE)	66.2	10.2	67.9	12.9
Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Irritability	14.6	10.1	17.0	8.0
Home Situation Questionnaire (HSQ)	2.0	1.8	2.9	1.6
Parenting Stress Inventory (PSI)	91.8	17.8	96.6	21.7
Parent Sense of Competence (PSCO)	56.4	7.5	58.6	7.5
Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ)	2.1	0.53	2.6	0.82

^*(Regular private preschool, regular public kindergarten, preschool, and school grade)

^**p values range .25–.91.