Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

	Epilepsy	SLD	Autism	Control	Statistics
Sample size	62	63	54	61
Males	40 (65%)	34 (54%)	38 (70%)	32 (52%)	p = 0.127 χ = 5.700
Females	22 (35%)	29 (46%)	16 (30%)	30 (48%)
Age in years (M ± SD)	12.74 ± 3.4	11.51 ± 2.83	11.70 ± 5.05	11.56 ± 3.28	p = 0.130 χ = 5.652
Years of schooling	9.45 ± 3.16	8.51 ± 2.83	8.54 ± 4.64	8.38 ± 3.12	p = 0.208 χ = 4.546
Maternal education level*	14.11 ± 3.36	13.84 ± 3.43	14.46 ± 2.91	13.54 ± 2.55	p = 0.706 χ = 4.062

SLD, specific learning disorder; M, mean; SD, Standard Deviation;

^*Calculated as years of maternal education.