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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Dec 2;53(4):1305–1318. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05385-y

Table 3.

Significant differences in medical co-occurring conditions from basic medical screening

Condition N % Male % Female p Chi-square

Females greater percent reported
 Neurocognitive disorder 30,943 4.2 6.0 < 0.001 36.04
 Developmental ID 30,943 19.8 22.6 < 0.001 23.92
 Motor delay 30,943 18.0 20.3 < 0.001 17.83
 Depression concerns 30,943 6.1 8.0 < 0.001 29.34
 Sleep 30,943 38.2 40.7 < 0.001 13.48
Male greater percent reported
 ADHD 30,943 37.1 31.9 < 0.001 60.18
 Language delay or disorder 30,943 56.4 54.1 0.001 11.35
 Articulation (phonological) 30,943 28.2 26.1 0.001 10.62
 Eating problems 30,943 42.3 38.6 < 0.001 28.90
Non-significant differences
 Conduct disorder 30,943 2.1 1.9 ns 1.61
 Intermittent explosive disorder 30,943 1.9 1.6 ns 2.64
 Oppositional defiant disorder 30,943 7.5 6.9 ns 2.66
 Prematurity 30,943 12.7 13.0 ns 0.457
 Social-pragmatic disorder 30,943 19.9 20.2 ns 0.386