Table 2.
Clinical features of ASD cohort muscle length, and NO-TTB and TTB subgroups.
| Total (N 69) | NO-TTB (n 46) | TTB (n 23) | Mann Whitney Test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Value | p | ||||
| Left GM length (degrees) (SD) | 7.54 (6.7) | 9.20 (5.16) | 4.22 (8.2) | −2819 | 0.005* |
| Right GM length (degrees) (SD) | 8.12 (6.78) | 9.02 (5.39) | 6.30 (8.8) | −0.804 | 0.421 |
| Left SM length (degrees) (SD) | 19.3 (8.91) | 21.07 (7.67) | 15.78 (10.29) | −1837 | 0.066 |
| Right SM length (degrees) (SD) | 18.1 (7.98) | 19.33 (6.87) | 15.65 (9.54) | −1371 | 0.170 |
Note. Data are mean (standard deviation) degrees; TTB = tip-toe behavior; SD = standard deviation; GM = gastrocnemius muscle; SM = soleus muscle. * significant p value.