Table 2. Baseline data.

Variable	Complete Cohort n = 225	ASD +ve by DSM n = 128	ASD–ve by DSM n = 97
Age (months)
Mean ± SD	54.59±29.14	58.58±31.15	49.33±5.47
Median	47	49	44
IQR	36–63.50	37–74	32.50–53.50
Range	15–180	22–180	15–146
Gender, N(%)
Males	159 (70.7%)	99 (77.3%)	60 (61.9%)
Development Quotient, N(%)
≤50	115 (51.1%)	77 (60.2%)	38 (39.2%)
51–60	64 (28.4%)	43 (33.6%)	21 (21.6%)
61–70	33 (14.7%)	5 (3.9%)	28 (28.9%)
71–80	8 (3.6%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (6.2%)
81–90	2 (0.9%)	0	2 (2.1%)
>90	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (2.1%)
CARS Score, N(%)
No autism (<30)	106 (47.1%)	11 (8.6%)	95 (97.9%)
Mild to Moderate (30–36.5)	39 (17.3%)	37 (28.9%)	2 (2.1%)
Severe (≥37)	80 (35.6%)	80 (62.5%)	0