Table 3.
Comparisons between AN, ARFID and HC groups on AQC scores
| HC | AN | ARFID | P-value (vs. control) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN | ARFID | ||||||||||
| All patients | |||||||||||
| Number of participants | 496 | 92 | 32 | ||||||||
| Total AQC | 15.3 | ± | 6.3 | 17.0 | ± | 6.8 | 15.8 | ± | 6.8 | 0.020 | 0.705 |
| Social skill | 3.5 | ± | 2.3 | 4.1 | ± | 2.3 | 3.7 | ± | 2.2 | 0.031 | 0.606 |
| Attention switching | 3.0 | ± | 1.9 | 3.7 | ± | 2.1 | 3.4 | ± | 2.1 | 0.005 | 0.268 |
| Attention to detail | 3.7 | ± | 1.8 | 4.2 | ± | 2.0 | 4.3 | ± | 1.7 | 0.019 | 0.080 |
| Communication | 1.9 | ± | 1.9 | 2.6 | ± | 2.3 | 1.9 | ± | 2.1 | 0.003 | 0.921 |
| Imagination | 3.2 | ± | 1.9 | 2.6 | ± | 1.6 | 2.7 | ± | 1.5 | 0.002 | 0.115 |
| Patients without ASD | |||||||||||
| Number of participants | 496 | 77 | 28 | ||||||||
| Total AQC | 15.3 | ± | 6.3 | 16.9 | ± | 7.0 | 16.0 | ± | 6.9 | 0.056 | 0.602 |
| Social skill | 3.5 | ± | 2.3 | 3.9 | ± | 2.3 | 4.0 | ± | 2.1 | 0.138 | 0.316 |
| Attention switching | 3.0 | ± | 1.9 | 3.6 | ± | 2.1 | 3.3 | ± | 2.2 | 0.011 | 0.432 |
| Attention to detail | 3.7 | ± | 1.8 | 4.3 | ± | 1.9 | 4.3 | ± | 1.7 | 0.009 | 0.065 |
| Communication | 1.9 | ± | 1.9 | 2.5 | ± | 2.3 | 1.9 | ± | 2.0 | 0.013 | 0.983 |
| Imagination | 3.2 | ± | 1.9 | 2.5 | ± | 1.7 | 2.7 | ± | 1.6 | 0.002 | 0.195 |
Notes: mean ± standard deviation (sd)
Abbreviations: AN Anorexia Nervosa, ARFID Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, HC Healthy Control, AQC Autism spectrum Quotient Children’s version