Table 5.
Healthcare inequality scores predict likelihood of being diagnosed as autistic (sex-stratified analyses)
| Unadjusted modela | Adjusted modelb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | Sig. | |
| Assigned female at birth | |||||
| Sensory sensitivity section score | 23.548 (15.132, 37.246) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.667 (1.540, 1.803) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Communication section score | 30.377 (20.412, 45.838) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 2.030 (1.859, 2.217) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Anxiety section score | 45.120 (29.799, 69.518) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.883 (1.750, 2.027) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Access and advocacy section score | 18.205 (9.907, 34.1117) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.493 (1.361, 1.638) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| System problems score | 16.450 (11.563, 23.634) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.706 (1.583, 1.838) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Total final score | 93.904 (47.026, 192.866) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.165 (1.135, 1.195) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Assigned male at birth | |||||
| Sensory sensitivity section score | 8.675 (4.613, 16.791) | 5.24 × 10–11 | 1.414 (1.259, 1.587) | 7.53 × 10–9 | *** |
| Communication section score | 8.496 (5.137, 14.295) | 2.34 × 10–16 | 1.527 (1.364, 1.709) | 4.05 × 10–13 | *** |
| Anxiety section score | 13.832 (8.975, 21.629) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | 1.563 (1.443, 1.693) | < 2.22 × 10–16 | *** |
| Access and advocacy section score | 6.323 (2.969, 13.788) | 2.42 × 10–6 | 1.276 (1.130, 1.441) | 8.52 × 10–5 | *** |
| System problems score | 5.831 (3.714, 9.265) | 3.80 × 10–14 | 1.371 (1.244, 1.513) | 3.83 × 10–10 | *** |
| Total final score | 17.238 (6.771, 45.847) | 5.09 × 10–9 | 1.096 (1.057, 1.136) | 8.73 × 10–7 | *** |
OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, Sig. significance level
aBinomial Logistic Regression (unadjusted)
bBinomial Logistic Regression adjusting for age, ethnicity, education, and country of residence
P-value: < .001 = * ; < .0001 = ** ; < .00001 = ***