Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of study participants (N=24).
| Characteristics | PuzzleWalk (n=12) | Google Fit (n=12) | Total | P value | |||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 27.1 (7.5) | 31.9 (11.3) | 29.5 (9.7) | .23 | |||||
| Age at diagnosis (years), n (%) | |||||||||
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Early childhood (birth to age 5) | 3 (25) | 1 (8) | 4 (17) | .74 | ||||
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Later childhood (age 6-11) | 2 (17) | 3 (25) | 5 (21) | .74 | ||||
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Adolescence (age 12-17) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 2 (8) | .74 | ||||
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Adulthood (age ≥18) | 6 (50) | 7 (58) | 13 (54) | .74 | ||||
| Female, n (%) | 9 (75) | 6 (50) | 15 (63) | .40 | |||||
| Autism symptoms (AQ-10 scorea,b), mean (SD) | 7.9 (1.6) | 8.6 (1.6) | 8.3 (1.6) | .33 | |||||
| BMI, mean (SD) | 32.2 (7.9) | 30.3 (8.9) | 31.3 (8.3) | .59 | |||||
| Waist circumference, mean (SD) | 38.1 (5.5) | 39.3 (5.7) | 38.7 (5.5) | .63 | |||||
| Education, n (%) | |||||||||
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High school or General Education Diploma | 0 (0) | 4 (33) | 4 (17) | .16 | ||||
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Some college | 5 (42) | 4 (33) | 9 (38) | .16 | ||||
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College degree | 6 (50) | 3 (25) | 9 (38) | .16 | ||||
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Postgraduate | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 2 (8) | .16 | ||||
| Employment status, n (%) | |||||||||
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Unemployed | 1 (8) | 4 (33) | 5 (21) | .44 | ||||
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Nonpaid work (eg, volunteer) | 1 (8) | 2 (17) | 3 (13) | .44 | ||||
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Keeping house or homemaker | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | .44 | ||||
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Student | 4 (33) | 3 (25) | 7 (29) | .44 | ||||
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Paid employment | 5 (42) | 3 (25) | 8 (33) | .44 | ||||
aAQ-10: Autism Spectrum Quotient 10-item.
bWith a possible maximum score of 10, a higher score on the AQ-10 indicates the presence of more autism symptoms.