Table 2.
Comparison of accuracy (%) in facial emotion recognition.
| Facial emotion | Intensity | Healthy control (n = 60) | Children with ASD (n = 98) | P value | Children with ASD | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild-moderate (n = 37) | Severe (n = 61) | ||||||
| Happiness | High | 96.7 | 87.8 | 0.0557 | 94.6 | 83.6 | 0.1077 |
| Low | 75.0 | 66.3 | 0.2499 | 78.4 | 59.0 | 0.0493 | |
| Sadness | High | 88.3 | 84.7 | 0.5213 | 83.8 | 85.3 | 0.8455 |
| Low | 75.0 | 64.3 | 0.1599 | 67.6 | 62.3 | 0.5975 | |
| Anger | High | 80.0 | 74.5 | 0.4273 | 83.8 | 68.9 | 0.1002 |
| Low | 81.7 | 40.8 | <0.0001 | 56.8 | 31.1 | 0.0124 | |
| Fear | High | 85.0 | 69.4 | 0.0272 | 73.0 | 67.2 | 0.5487 |
| Low | 68.3 | 46.9 | 0.0087 | 51.4 | 44.3 | 0.4954 | |