Table 5.
Functional connectivity that mediated associations between age and stereotyped behaviors/overall RRBIs (n = 147).
| X | M | Y | Mediation effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect | SE | LLCI | ULCI | |||
| Age groups | Occipital_sup_L+Angular_R | Stereotyped behaviors | −0.125 | 0.074 | −0.292 | −0.003 |
| Occipital_sup_L+Angular_L | −0.110 | 0.069 | −0.270 | −0.001 | ||
| Cuneus_L+ Angular_R | −0.136 | 0.077 | −0.312 | −0.012 | ||
| Insula_L+Caudate_L | −0.116 | 0.075 | −0.288 | −0.003 | ||
| Insula_L+Caudate_R | −0.118 | 0.077 | −0.295 | −0.005 | ||
| Age groups | Occipital_sup_L+Angular_R | Overall RRBIs | −0.693 | 0.408 | −1.605 | −0.027 |
| Insula_L+Caudate_L | −0.664 | 0.435 | −1.672 | −0.015 | ||
RRBIs, restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests; X, independent variables; M, mediators; Y, dependent variables; SE, standard error; LLCI, lower level of 95% confidence interval; ULCI, upper level of 95% confidence interval; R, right hemicerebrum; L, left hemicerebrum.