Table 3.
Association between persisting regulatory problems (RPs) and having a feeding disorder vs. feeding difficulties/no feeding problems in children with ASD (n = 46).
|
Total sample (n = 46) |
Children with feeding disorders (n = 25) |
Children with feeding difficulties or no feeding problems (n = 21) |
Risk ratio (95% CI) | p (2-sided)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Any RP | 22 (47.8) | 17 (68.0) | 5 (23.8) | 2.32 (1.26, 4.26) | 0.004 |
| Type of RP | |||||
| Eating | 14 (30.4) | 12 (48.0) | 2 (9.5) | 2.11 (1.32, 3.38) | 0.009 |
| Sleeping | 16 (34.8) | 12 (48.0) | 4 (19.0) | 1.73 (1.05, 2.85) | 0.063 |
| Excessive crying | 13 (28.3) | 9 (36.0) | 4 (19.0) | 1.42 (0.86, 2.37) | 0.325 |
| Age of RP onset | 0.285b | ||||
| Very early onset (0–3 months) | 17 (37.0) | 14 (82.4) | 3 (60.0) | – | – |
| Early onset (4–12 months) | 3 (6.5) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (20.0) | – | – |
| Late onset (13–18 months) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (20.0) | – | – |
a
Fisher's exact test was used except where otherwise specified.
b
Kruskal-Wallis test was used.
All test was conducted at a 5% significance level.