Table 3.
Relationship between SIB and clinical variables at T4
| At time 4 | 1. Without SIB | 2. Low SIB | 3. High SIB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median (IntQ*) | N | Median (IntQ*) | N | Median (IntQ*) | P value | Post hoc test (Bonferroni) | |
| Autism severity (CARS total score) | 66 | 28.7 (25;37) | 17 | 38.5 (37;42) | 19 | 44 (32;48.5) | .0001 | 1 ≠ 2.3 |
| N | % | N | % | N | % | P value | ||
| Best estimate DQ | ||||||||
| 1. Severe intellectual disability (DQ < 40) | 34 | 52.3 | 14 | 87.5 | 17 | 89.5 | .004 | 1 ≠ 2.3 |
| 2. Moderate intellectual disability (40 ≤ DQ < 55) | 4 | 6.2 | 2 | 12.5 | — | — | ||
| 3. Mild intellectual disability (55 ≤ DQ < 70) | 4 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4. Without intellectual disability (DQ ≥ 70) | 23 | 35.4 | — | — | 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Expressive language | ||||||||
| Functional language | 43 | 63.2 | 4 | 23.5 | 6 | 31.6 | .001 | 1 ≠ 2.3 |
| Words | 7 | 10.3 | 8 | 47.1 | 4 | 21.1 | ||
| Mute | 18 | 26.5 | 5 | 15.6 | 9 | 47.4 | ||
| Gender | .05 | |||||||
| Male | 62 | 91.2 | 12 | 70.6 | 15 | 78.9 | ||
| Female | 6 | 8.8 | 5 | 29.4 | 4 | 21.1 | ||
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 0.4 | |||||||
| Absence | 43 | 63.2 | 9 | 52.9 | 14 | 73.7 | ||
| Presence | 25 | 36.8 | 8 | 47.1 | 5 | 26.3 | ||
| Sleeping disorders | 0.5 | |||||||
| Absence | 44 | 64.7 | 9 | 52.9 | 10 | 52.6 | ||
| Presence | 24 | 35.3 | 8 | 47.1 | 9 | 47.4 | ||
| Epilepsy | 0.3 | |||||||
| Absence | 58 | 85.3 | 13 | 76.5 | 18 | 94.7 | ||
| Presence | 10 | 14.7 | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 5.3 | ||
Significant associations (P value <.05) are presented in bold.
*
IntQ = (Q25; Q75).