TABLE 3.

Effects on hyperphagia and social behaviour in boys and girls separately

	BOYS (N = 12)							GIRLS (N = 13)
	Oxytocin phase			Placebo phase				Oxytocin phase			Placebo phase
Items investigated	Median		IQR	Median		IQR	P *	Median		IQR	Median		IQR	P *
Oxytocin study questionnaire
Total score	4.5		(−0.8 to 15.3)	‐4.0		(−11.3 to 0.8)	0.025	0.0		(−12.5 to 5.5)	0.0		(−6.5 to 10.0)	0.75
	Better	Same	Worse	Better	Same	Worse		Better	Same	Worse	Better	Same	Worse
Total score	7	2	3	3	1	8	0.29	6	1	6	5	2	6	1.0
Happiness	5	7	0	0	12	0	0.06	5	8	0	5	7	1	1.0
Anxious	4	8	0	1	10	1	0.25	2	9	2	0	12	1	0.5
Food seeking behaviour	4	7	1	0	8	4	0.13	1	11	1	0	13	0	1.0
Dykens change in hyperphagia
Total score	0.0		(−0.8 to 4.3)	‐3.5		(−6.0 to 0.0)	0.046	0.0		(−1.0 to 2.0)	0.0		(−2.0 to 0.0)	0.57
	Better	Same	Worse	Better	Same	Worse		Better	Same	Worse	Better	Same	Worse
Total score	5	4	3	1	4	7	0.22	3	5	5	2	7	4	1.0
Improvement social behaviour	7			2			0.18	7			4			0.55
Improvement eating behaviour	5			1			0.22	2			0			0.5

Data expressed in median (IQR) unless otherwise specified.

^aa higher score indicates more problems in behaviour.

^ba positive score indicates improvement.

^*p‐value between oxytocin and placebo phase. p‐value for variables expressed in betters, same worse, is the p‐value for better versus no difference.

Significant differences are indicated in bold.