Table 1.
Demographic data concerning all children included in the study (n = 126)
| All children (n = 126) | ICD-10 Autism (n = 89) |
ICD-10 Atypical autism/AS (n = 17) | No ICD-10 ASD (n = 18) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (%) | 30 (23.8) | 19 (15.1) | 6 (4.8) | 5 (4.0) |
| Boys (%)*/** | 96 (76.2) | 70 (55.6) | 11 (8.7) | 13 (10.3) |
| Mean age all participants in in months (SD) | 54.4 (15.8) | 53.8 (16.1) | 53.4 (15.8) | 57.2 (14.6) |
| Median (min; max) | 55 (11; 94) | 56 (11; 94) | 48 (30; 83) | 56 (24; 85) |
| Mean age girls in months (SD) | 50.9 (15.4) | 51.6 (15.8) | 48.8 (15.3) | 51 (17.2) |
| Median (min; max) | 54.5 (24; 74) | 56 (28; 73) | 53 (30; 74) | 55 (24; 71) |
| Mean age boys in months (SD) | 55.4 (15.8) | 54.3 (16.2) | 55.8 (15.7) | 59.5 (13.4) |
| Median (min; max) | 56 (11;94) | 55.5 (11;94) | 48 (36;83) | 59 (35;85) |
| Born in Sweden (%)*/** | 119 (94.4) | 83 (69.7) | 16 (13.4) | 18 (15.1) |
| Born abroad (%) | 7 (5.6) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) |
| Prematurely born girls (%) | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.3) |
| Prematurely born boys (%)* | 8 (8.3) | 5 (5.2) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) |
*One prematurely born boy was not diagnosed due to discontinuation of the study
**One boy born at term was not diagnosed due to discontinuation of the study