Table 2.
Univariable models for the relationships between each abnormal behaviour and three potential predictors: age, sex, and scanning level 1.
Independent Variable/Dependent Variable | Age | Male Sex (Referent = Female) |
Moderate Scanning Level (Referent = Rare) |
Frequent Scanning Level (Referent = Rare) |
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Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p-Value | |
Pacing | 0.97 | 0.95–0.99 | 0.004 | 0.80 | 0.63–1.02 | 0.076 | 3.00 | 2.25–4.00 | <0.001 | 9.17 | 6.39–13.14 | <0.001 |
Bouncing | 0.95 | 0.92–0.97 | <0.001 | 1.81 | 1.32–2.47 | <0.001 | 1.72 | 1.16–2.55 | 0.007 | 1.92 | 1.30–2.84 | 0.001 |
Rocking | 1.03 | 1–1.06 | 0.031 | 1.33 | 0.94–1.86 | 0.106 | 2.78 | 1.69–4.58 | <0.001 | 3.70 | 2.27–6.02 | <0.001 |
Head-twisting | 0.93 | 0.89–0.96 | <0.001 | 1.20 | 0.83–1.73 | 0.338 | 2.74 | 1.48–5.09 | 0.001 | 6.59 | 3.71–11.71 | <0.001 |
Flipping | 0.80 | 0.75–0.85 | <0.001 | 1.04 | 0.72–1.50 | 0.844 | 1.72 | 1.01–2.93 | 0.045 | 3.25 | 1.99–5.33 | <0.001 |
Swinging | 0.84 | 0.80–0.89 | <0.001 | 1.03 | 0.70–1.52 | 0.890 | 1.54 | 0.89–2.68 | 0.124 | 3.02 | 1.82–5.01 | <0.001 |
Twirling | 0.92 | 0.87–0.97 | 0.004 | 1.38 | 0.83–2.32 | 0.216 | 1.64 | 0.76–3.55 | 0.209 | 3.62 | 1.81–7.26 | <0.001 |
Self-sucking | 0.64 | 0.59–0.70 | <0.001 | 1.83 | 1.29–2.58 | 0.001 | 0.97 | 0.63–1.51 | 0.904 | 1.53 | 1.02–2.31 | 0.04 |
Hair-plucking | 1.17 | 1.13–1.20 | <0.001 | 0.96 | 0.69–1.38 | 0.825 | 1.21 | 0.79–1.87 | 0.382 | 1.00 | 0.63–1.57 | 0.985 |
Self-clasping | 0.99 | 0.95–1.03 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.54–1.36 | 0.513 | 1.10 | 0.59–2.03 | 0.765 | 1.91 | 1.09–3.35 | 0.023 |
Eye-poking | 0.96 | 0.91–1.02 | 0.198 | 1.29 | 0.71–2.35 | 0.399 | 2.13 | 0.90–5.04 | 0.085 | 2.99 | 1.31–6.83 | 0.009 |
Hanging | 0.93 | 0.88–0.97 | 0.002 | 1.35 | 0.87–2.10 | 0.184 | 1.13 | 0.65–1.97 | 0.659 | 1.33 | 0.78–2.29 | 0.297 |
Floating limb | 1.02 | 0.98–1.05 | 0.393 | 1.46 | 0.94–2.28 | 0.096 | 2.14 | 0.95–4.82 | 0.067 | 8.00 | 3.90–16.41 | <0.001 |
Leg-lifting | 0.95 | 0.90–1.00 | 0.036 | 1.21 | 0.72–2.01 | 0.472 | 2.28 | 0.92–5.66 | 0.075 | 6.89 | 3.05–15.58 | <0.001 |
Withdrawn | 1.15 | 1.06–1.25 | 0.001 | 1.35 | 0.41–4.44 | 0.624 | 1.04 | 0.21–5.20 | 0.959 | 1.84 | 0.44–7.74 | 0.407 |
Self-biting | 0.98 | 0.95–1.01 | 0.173 | 1.81 | 1.25–2.61 | 0.002 | 2.61 | 1.35–5.07 | 0.005 | 9.52 | 5.22–17.37 | <0.001 |
Threat-biting | 0.99 | 0.93–1.06 | 0.770 | 2.29 | 1.06–4.93 | 0.035 | 1.31 | 0.35–4.91 | 0.691 | 6.03 | 2.05–17.74 | 0.001 |
Self-injurious behaviour | 0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 0.793 | 1.58 | 0.70–3.59 | 0.272 | 0.69 | 0.19–2.47 | 0.571 | 2.61 | 1.00–6.88 | 0.051 |
Self-hitting | 0.88 | 0.75–1.04 | 0.131 | 3.96 | 0.82–19.13 | 0.087 | 3.15 | 0.33–30.37 | 0.322 | 5.54 | 0.64–47.63 | 0.119 |
1 Two-tailed p-values are reported here. Significant p-values are bolded for emphasis.