Table 1.
Participant demographics.
| Mental health and other diagnoses | Men (n = 67) | Women (n = 112) | Total (n = 179) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 60 (89.6%) | 99 (88.4%) | 159 (88.8%) |
| Anxiety | 51 (76.1%) | 91 (81.3%) | 142 (79.3%) |
| Other | 13 (19.4%) | 27 (24.1%) | 40 (22.3%) |
| OCD | 11 (16.4%) | 28 (25.0%) | 39 (21.8%) |
| Personality disorder | 4 (6.0%) | 20 (17.9%) | 24 (13.4%) |
| Bipolar | 4 (6.0%) | 11 (9.8%) | 15 (8.4%) |
| Anorexia | 1 (1.5%) | 12 (10.7%) | 13 (7.3%) |
| ME/CFS | 3 (4.5%) | 10 (8.9%) | 13 (7.3%) |
| Epilepsy | 2 (3.0%) | 5 (4.5%) | 7 (3.9%) |
| Schizophrenia | 2 (3.0%) | 4 (3.6%) | 6 (3.4%) |
| Tourette’s | 2 (3.0%) | 2 (1.8%) | 4 (2.2%) |
| Bulimia | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.6%) | 4 (2.2%) |
| ASC subtype | Men (n = 77) | Women (n = 121) | Total (n = 198) |
| AS/HFA | 61 (75.3%) | 104 (80.8%) | 165 (78.7%) |
| Autism/classic autism/ASC | 9 (14.3%) | 11 (18.3%) | 20 (16.8%) |
| PDD/PDD-NOS | 0 (10.4%) | 1 (14.2%) | 1 (12.7%) |
| Other | 7 (10.4%) | 5 (4.2%) | 12 (6.6%) |
OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; ME: Myalgic Encephalopathy; CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; AS: Asperger syndrome; HFA: high functioning autism; ASC: autism spectrum condition, PDD-NOS: pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified; PDD: pervasive developmental disorder; other: no specific ASC subtype specified.