Table 1.

Demographics

	ASD (n=138)	TD (n=103)	t	p
	M (SD)	M (SD)
Age	11.42 (1.03)	11.73 (1.21)	2.08	0.04
IQ	101.14 (20.86)	117.03 (13.92)	7.07	<0.001
SCQ	17.38 (8.32)	2.70 (2.50)	−19.57	<0.001
ADOS Total	12.58 (4.57)	--	--	--
SES	15.68 (2.98)	17.34 (2.17)	4.70	<0.001
Height	59.35 (4.19)	59.86 (3.90)	0.95	0.34
Weight	108.77 (41.30)	102.51 (34.27)	−1.24	0.22
Heart Rate	75.60 (15.95)	75.34 (16.24)	−0.11	0.91
Systolic BP	109.70 (10.76)	109.67 (11.98)	−0.02	0.98
Diastolic BP	64.35 (8.30)	63.53 (8.49)	0.67	0.51
BMI (Percentile)	65.54 (31.15)	55.43 (31.29)	−2.46	0.01

ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; BMI, Body Mass Index; BP, Blood Pressure; SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; SES, Socioeconomic Status. BMI Percentile defined as age- and sex-adjusted percentile according to CDC guidelines (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/bmi/calculator.html).