Table 3.
Differences in syndrome and summary scales of CBCL broad-band between male and female children with autism spectrum disorder without impairment of the non-verbal IQ.
| Behavior symptoms | Male | Female |
F-values or X2 |
p-value |
Effect size (OR) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotionally reactive | A | 58.55 (8.86) | 55.52 (6.68) | 7.96 | 0.005 | 0.04 |
| B | 26.9 | 16.8 | 5.16 | 0.02 |
Φ = 0.15 OR = 2.1 |
|
| Anxious depressed | A | 57.55 (7.83) | 54.20 (5.55) | 12.46 | 0.001 | 0.05 |
| B | 22.4 | 8.4 | 8.06 | 0.005 |
Φ = 0.19 OR = 3.14 |
|
| Somatic complaints | A | 57.35 (8.00) | 55.88 (7.26) | 1.97 | 0.16 | – |
| B | 23.4 | 15.0 | 2.44 | 0.11 | – | |
| Withdrawn | A | 68.14 (10.33) | 66.55 (9.92) | 1.34 | 0.24 | – |
| B | 62.6 | 54.2 | 1.55 | 0.21 | – | |
| Sleep problems | A | 54.99 (7.22) | 55.21 (7.77) | 0.05 | 0.26 | – |
| B | 5.6 | 8.4 | 0.64 | 0.42 | – | |
| Attention problems | A | 60.86 (8.45) | 59.80 (8.25) | 0.0.85 | 0.35 | – |
| B | 36.4 | 29.9 | 1.03 | 0.31 | ||
| Aggressive behavior | A | 55.24 (6.58) | 54.25 (6.17) | 1.28 | 0.25 | – |
| B | 10.3 | 7.5 | 0.52 | 0.47 | – | |
| Internalizing problems | A | 59.85 (11.58) | 56.79 (10.73) | 4.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| B | 47.7 | 39.3 | 01.54 | 0.21 | – | |
| Externalizing problems | A | 54.06 (10.46) | 52.87 (9.56) | 0.75 | 0.38 | – |
| B | 26.2 | 15.9 | 3.40 | 0.06 | – | |
| Total problems | A | 58.21 (11.63) | 55.44 (9.79) | 3.56 | 0.06 | – |
| B | 38.3 | 25.2 | 4.22 | 0.04 |
Φ = 0.14 OR = 1.84 |
Significant comparisons are highlighted in italics.
A, mean and SD; B, number of subjects in the borderline/clinical range expressed as a percentage of male or female subjects.