Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| KP (N=14,423) | CHEER (N=3,702) | Sooncheon (N=4,837) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <14 | ≥14 | ASD | <14 | ≥14 | <14 | ≥14 | ||||||||
| ASN | ASP | ASD Dx | ASN | ASP | ASN | ASP | ||||||||
| N | 13,473 | 864 | 86 | 3,479 | 223 | 4,632 | 205 | |||||||
| Age M (SD) | 9.28 | (1.69) | (9.43) | (1.69) | 8.88 | (1.60) | 10.86 | (0.97) | 10.91 | (0.98) | 8.83 | (1.53) | 8.82 | (1.53) |
| % Male | 48.9 | 61.8 | 80.2 | 49.8 | 60.5 | 51.3 | 68.0 | |||||||
| Parental Education >12 yrs | ||||||||||||||
| % Maternal | 68.2 | 37.9 | 37.2 | 62.4 | 47.4 | |||||||||
| % Paternal | 82.4 | 50.0 | 46.1 | 70.0 | 56.8 | |||||||||
| ASD Screeners | ||||||||||||||
| ASSQ | 3.63 | (3.43) | 18.19 | (4.87) | 21.55 | (9.45) | 3.24 | (3.33) | 18.33 | (4.24) | 3.31 | (3.12) | 18.39 | (4.25) |
| SRS-Rawa | 71.171 | (27.09) | 30.68 | (14.07) | 60.878 | (20.47) | 27.90 | (13.19) | 62.891 | (20.43) | ||||
| BASC Clinical Scales M (SD) | ||||||||||||||
| Hyperactivity | 49.07 | (8.86) | 61.66 | (12.99) | 62.93 | (15.64) | 49.16 | (8.90) | 61.64 | (12.60) | 50.14 | (9.16) | 64.41 | (13.45) |
| Aggressiona | 49.14 | (8.99) | 59.80 | (13.43) | 58.02 | (14.43) | 49.04 | (9.41) | 59.42 | (13.63) | 48.97 | (9.10) | 61.04 | (15.52) |
| Conduct Problemsa | 49.04 | (8.93) | 59.78 | (14.03) | 57.95 | (13.67) | 50.03 | (9.54) | 61.76 | (13.43) | 50.36 | (9.40) | 62.95 | (15.38) |
| Anxietya | 49.19 | (9.36) | 57.64 | (11.95) | 55.35 | (12.38) | 48.51 | (8.62) | 55.73 | (11.19) | 48.52 | (8.90) | 56.88 | (12.36) |
| Depression* | 3.50 | (2.94) | 8.45 | (4.65) | 8.86 | (4.72) | 3.48 | (3.07) | 8.09 | (4.75) | 3.48 | (2.85) | 8.34 | (5.05) |
| Somatizationa | 29.22 | (8.90) | 57.67 | (13.93) | 53.81 | (13.91) | 50.78 | (9.42) | 60.36 | (14.11) | 49.12 | (8.54) | 58.38 | (14.65) |
| Atypicalitya | 48.58 | (7.77) | 66.32 | (14.66) | 74.20 | (19.16) | 48.82 | (8.12) | 67.42 | (15.27) | 48.71 | (7.72) | 69.19 | (16.02) |
| Withdrawala | 49.06 | (8.98) | 57.16 | (12.98) | 62.31 | (16.46) | 5.84 | (3.31) | 9.90 | (4.28) | 5.41 | (3.55) | 9.93 | (5.40) |
| Attention Problemsa | 50.21 | (10.25) | 48.11 | (10.23) | 48.86 | (11.20) | 37.11 | (14.45) | 50.84 | (13.73) | 34.63 | (14.41) | 51.32 | (15.46) |
| BASC Adaptive Scales M (SD) | ||||||||||||||
| Adaptability | 50.32 | (10.16) | 45.91 | (10.06) | 43.77 | (10.27) | 50.68 | (11.03) | 43.67 | (10.44) | 56.06 | (10.64) | 46.35 | (10.80) |
| Social Skillsa | 50.28 | (9.81) | 46.87 | (10.95) | 41.51 | (10.68) | 49.55 | (10.33) | 45.69 | (10.52) | 52.66 | (9.79) | 46.86 | (11.27) |
| Leadershipa | 50.21 | (9.93) | 45.92 | (10.48) | 39.51 | (10.36) | 48.63 | (10.43) | 44.08 | (10.10) | 51.63 | (10.09) | 44.14 | (9.79) |
| Functional Communication | 50.00 | (10.20) | 47.02 | (10.24) | 46.30 | (10.30) | 69.10 | (13.56) | 55.36 | (12.64) | 73.98 | (13.00) | 56.02 | (14.91) |
| Teasing | ||||||||||||||
| % Sometimes | 44.6 | 48.4 | 47.1 | 42.9 | 46.4 | 47.1 | 49.3 | |||||||
| % Often or Almost Always | 5.6 | 21.3 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 24.4 | |||||||
| Chosen last | ||||||||||||||
| % Sometimes | 22.7 | 40.3 | 32.1 | 28.4 | 51.8 | 25.7 | 43.6 | |||||||
| % Often or Almost Always | 4.1 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 19.8 | |||||||
Note. BASC scales are T-scores, except the Depression scale
*
raw total without SI items; ASP=ASSQ Screen Positivity; ASN=ASSQ Screen Negativity
Bold: <14 vs. >14 p<.05;
a
: Non-ASD vs. ASD p<.05