Table 7.

Food servings per day: geometric means (SE) and trend test by group (TD, ID only and ID/ASD)^†

Food group	TD (n = 55) Adjusted mean (SE)	ID only (n = 18) Adjusted mean (SE)	ID/ASD (n = 30) Adjusted mean (SE)	P-value Test for trend
Total vegetables	1.24 (1.05)	0.86 (1.15)	0.40 (1.09)	<0.0001
Total fruit	1.11 (1.06)	0.77 (1.18)	0.74 (1.11)	0.141
Total fruit juice	0.34 (1.11)	0.38 (1.27)	0.32 (1.19)	0.861
Sugar-sweetened beverages	0.20 (1.08)	0.12 (1.22)	0.18 (1.14)	0.803
Snacks	1.42 (1.04)	1.32 (1.13)	0.95 (1.08)	0.096

^†All analyses adjusted for BMI z-score, parent education (college and no college) and race (White and non-White).

ASD, autism spectrum disorder; BMI, body mass index; ID, intellectual disability; SE, standard error; TD, typically developing.