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. 2020 Oct 27;27(5):78–89. doi: 10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.8

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with a delayed diagnosis (age > 36 months)

Factor Odds ratio P-value 95% CI
Lower SCI level 0.62 0.121 0.34, 1.14
Lower RRB level 0.67 0.225 0.35, 1.28
Lower amount of Initial Screen Time (hours per day) 0.82 0.031* 0.68, 0.98
Sibling(s) with language/speech delay 3.30 0.220 0.49, 22.14
Speech/language/communication concerns 1.85 0.071 0.95, 3.61
Older age when medical attention was first sought for concerns 5.33 < 0.001* 3.35, 8.48

Factors excluded after univariate analysis Odds ratio P-value 95% CI

Higher amount of screen time at diagnosis (hours per day) 1.03 0.776§ 0.83, 1.29
Number of siblings with ASD 1.22 0.724§ 0.40, 3.73

Notes:

*

significant results;

§

not included in the multivariate analysis, as P > 0.25 in the univariate analysis