Table 2.
Comparisons of clinical variables at admission between ASD+ and ASD− patients with AN.
| ADOS-2 | AQ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOS-2+ | ADOS-2− | p-Value | AQ+ | AQ− | p-Value | |
| Variables | ||||||
| Age | 15.9 ± 1.1 | 15.8 ± 2.8 | 0.859 | 15.7 ± 1.4 | 16.6 | 0.389 |
| Gender | 17 F (94.4%) 1 M (5.6%) |
3 F (75.0%) 1 M (25.0%) |
0.267 | 16 F (94.1%) 1 M (5.9%) |
4 F (80.0%) 1 M (20.0%) |
0.387 |
| Clinical variables at admission | ||||||
| %BMI | 71.1 ± 9.0 | 72.7 ± 9.3 | 0.774 | 70.3 ± 8.4 | 75.3 ± 10.1 | 0.359 |
| EDI-3 EDRC | 60.6 ± 20.6 | 72.0 ± 27.9 | 0.327 | 60.4 ± 23.6 | 70.2 ± 13.3 | 0.388 |
| EDI-3 GMPC | 63.5 ± 28.5 | 81.5 ± 16.5 | 0.268 | 60.2 ± 27.6 | 89.2 ±6.9 | 0.019 |
| SAFA-D | 63.3 ± 14.4 | 75.5 ± 13.8 | 0.253 | 63.7 ± 15.5 | 74.0 ± 8.5 | 0.118 |
| SAFA-O | 52.9 ± 11.5 | 57.5 ± 9.5 | 0.538 | 51.4 ± 10.1 | 63.3 ± 10.9 | 0.234 |
Abbreviations: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; AQ = Autism Questionnaire; ADOS-2 = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2; EDI-3 = The Eating Disorder Inventory-3; EDRC = Eating Concerns; GPMC = Global Psychological Maladjustment; SAFA-D = Self-Administered Psychiatric Scales for Children and Adolescents, Depression scale; SAFA-O = Self-Administered Psychiatric Scales for Children and Adolescents, Obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Note: Bonferroni-corrected significance level for EDI-3 and SAFA scores = 0.05/4 = 0.013. Statistically significant differences marked in bold.