Table 2.
Characteristics of 182 children with ASD for whom WES results were available.
| Variable | Children with Positive WES Findings (N = 28) |
Children with Negative WES Findings (N = 154) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (Male) | 20 (71.4%) | 119 (77.3%) | 0.503 a | |
| Ethnicity (Bedouin) | 13 (46.4%) | 34 (22.1%) | 0.036 a | |
| Diagnosis age (years; mean, SD) | 2.62, 0.90 | 3.08, 1.50 | 0.114 b | |
| IQ (mean, SD) | 69.6, 18.42 | 73.2, 18.89 | 0.38 b | |
| ADOS module (N = 145) |
Toddler | 12 (50%) | 45 (37.2%) | 0.162 c |
| 1 | 9 (37.5%) | 48 (39.7%) | ||
| 2 | 2 (8.3%) | 16 (13.2%) | ||
| 3 | 1 (4.2%) | 12 (9.9%) | ||
| ADOS comparison score (mean, SD) | 8.04, 2.44 | 7.36, 2.252 | 0.073 b | |
| DSM-5 severity level (A) # (N = 158) |
1 | 3 (11.5%) | 9 (6.8%) | 0.33 c |
| 2 | 12 (46.2%) | 56 (42.4%) | ||
| 3 | 11 (42.3%) | 67 (50.8%) | ||
| DSM-5 severity level (B) # (N = 158) |
1 | 2 (7.7%) | 13 (9.8%) | 0.412 c |
| 2 | 17 (65.4%) | 66 (50%) | ||
| 3 | 7 (26.9%) | 53 (40.2%) | ||
Values are numbers of participants, with percentages in parentheses, unless otherwise specified. # DSM-5 severity levels: 1—“Requiring support”; 2—“Requiring substantial support”; 3—“Requiring very substantial support”. a χ2 test; b Mann–Whitney U test; c χ2 linear-by-linear test. Bold font represents significant differences.