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. 2022 Jul 5;30(5):592–603. doi: 10.1002/erv.2918

TABLE 1.

Group comparisons for all measures total and subscale scores

Measure t p Cohen's d a 95% CI Measure t p Cohen's d a 95% CI
Lower Upper Lower Upper
AQ‐10 10.07 <0.001 1.81 1.40 2.21 ISQ total 3.47 <0.001 0.62 0.26 0.98
RAADS‐14 total 9.62 <0.001 1.73 1.33 2.13 IUS total 3.44 <0.001 0.62 0.26 0.98
RAADS‐14 mentalising deficit 9.04 <0.001 1.62 1.23 2.02 GSQ gustatory hypo 3.43 <0.001 0.62 0.26 0.98
RBQ‐2A total 8.95 <0.001 1.61 1.21 2.00 SWEAA purchase of food 3.33 0.00 0.60 0.24 0.96
RAADS‐14 sensory reactivity 8.59 <0.001 1.54 1.15 1.93 GSQ vestibular hyper 3.14 0.00 0.56 0.21 0.92
GSQ auditory total 8.51 <0.001 1.53 1.14 1.92 GSQ tactile hypo 3.01 0.00 0.54 0.18 0.90
CAT‐Q compensation 7.71 <0.001 1.39 1.00 1.77 SWEAA mealtime surroundings 2.86 0.01 0.51 0.16 0.87
GSQ auditory hyper 7.36 <0.001 1.32 0.94 1.70 SBS total 2.57 0.01 0.46 0.11 0.82
RAADS‐14 social anxiety 7.05 <0.001 1.27 0.89 1.64 SWEAA simultaneous capacity 2.56 0.01 0.46 0.10 0.82
RBQ‐2A repetitive motor behaviours 7.03 <0.001 1.26 0.88 1.64 SWEAA pica 2.50 0.01 0.45 0.09 0.80
RBQ‐2A insistence sameness 7.03 <0.001 1.26 0.88 1.64 IUS inhibitory anxiety 2.42 0.02 0.43 0.08 0.79
GSQ auditory hypo 6.82 <0.001 1.23 0.85 1.60 SPIN total 2.38 0.02 0.43 0.07 0.78
TAS difficulty describing feelings 6.75 <0.001 1.21 0.84 1.59 SWEAA social situation 2.28 0.02 0.41 0.06 0.77
GSQ total 6.75 <0.001 1.21 0.83 1.59 SWEAA eating behaviour 1.65 0.10 0.30 −0.06 0.65
GSQ total hyper 6.71 <0.001 1.21 0.83 1.58 GSQ olfactory hypo 1.54 0.13 0.28 −0.08 0.63
TAS difficulty identifying feelings 6.56 <0.001 1.18 0.80 1.55 HADS‐A 1.28 0.20 0.23 −0.12 0.58
GSQ vestibular hypo 6.55 <0.001 1.18 0.80 1.55 CAT‐Q masking 1.08 0.28 0.19 −0.16 0.55
GSQ visual total 6.51 <0.001 1.17 0.79 1.54 SWEAA hunger satiety 0.92 0.36 0.17 −0.19 0.52
TAS externally oriented thinking 6.43 <0.001 1.16 0.78 1.53 HADS‐D −0.14 0.89 −0.03 −0.38 0.33
CAT‐Q total 6.25 <0.001 1.12 0.75 1.50 PEP‐S capturing others attention −0.17 0.87 −0.03 −0.38 0.32
GSQ visual hyper 6.18 <0.001 1.11 0.74 1.48 SWEAA other behaviour disturbed eating −0.67 0.51 −0.12 −0.47 0.23
GSQ total hypo 6.06 <0.001 1.09 0.72 1.46 PEP‐S healthy weight eating −0.94 0.35 −0.17 −0.52 0.18
GSQ proprioception total 5.85 <0.001 1.05 0.68 1.42 SATAQ internalisation athlete −1.15 0.25 −0.21 −0.56 0.15
GSQ vestibular total 5.64 <0.001 1.01 0.64 1.38 SCS total −1.18 0.24 −0.21 −0.56 0.14
CAT‐Q assimilation 5.54 <0.001 1.00 0.63 1.36 PEP‐S weight loss food control thinness −1.23 0.22 −0.22 −0.57 0.13
GSQ proprioception hyper 5.34 <0.001 0.96 0.59 1.33 PEP‐S total −1.39 0.17 −0.25 −0.60 0.10
GSQ tactile hyper 5.26 <0.001 0.95 0.58 1.31 BFNE total −1.57 0.12 −0.28 −0.63 0.07
GSQ visual hypo 5.21 <0.001 0.94 0.57 1.30 PEP‐S outperforming others social −1.65 0.10 −0.30 −0.65 0.06
GSQ tactile total 4.93 <0.001 0.89 0.52 1.25 SATAQ pressures −2.00 0.05 −0.36 −0.71 −0.01
GSQ proprioception hypo 4.81 <0.001 0.86 0.50 1.23 EDE‐Q restraint −2.05 0.04 −0.37 −0.72 −0.01
GSQ olfactory hyper 4.23 <0.001 0.76 0.40 1.12 EDE‐Q weight concerns −2.08 0.04 −0.37 −0.73 −0.02
SWEAA perception 4.12 <0.001 0.74 0.38 1.10 SATAQ information −2.25 0.03 −0.40 −0.76 −0.05
GSQ gustatory total 4.11 <0.001 0.74 0.38 1.10 EDE‐Q eating concerns −2.34 0.02 −0.42 −0.78 −0.07
TAS total 4.06 <0.001 0.73 0.37 1.09 SATAQ internalisation general −2.36 0.02 −0.42 −0.78 −0.07
IUS prospective anxiety 4.04 <0.001 0.73 0.36 1.09 SATAQ total −2.40 0.02 −0.43 −0.79 −0.08
GSQ olfactory total 3.86 <0.001 0.69 0.33 1.05 BSQ total −2.45 0.02 −0.44 −0.80 −0.08
SWEAA motor control 3.78 <0.001 0.68 0.32 1.04 EDE‐Q global score −2.66 0.01 −0.48 −0.83 −0.12
GSQ gustatory hyper 3.70 <0.001 0.67 0.31 1.02 EDE‐Q shape concerns −2.71 0.01 −0.49 −0.84 −0.13
SWEAA total 3.57 <0.001 0.64 0.28 1.00

Abbreviations: AQ‐10, Autism Spectrum Quotient; BFNE, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation; BSQ, Body Shape Questionnaire; CAT‐Q, Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire; EDEQ, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; GSQ, Glasgow Sensory Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; ISQ, Interoception Sensory Questionnaire; IUS, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale; PEP‐S, Pride in Eating Pathology Scale; RAADS‐14, Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale‐Revised; RBQ‐2A, Adult Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire‐2; SATAQ, Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire‐3; SBS, Submissive Behaviour Scale; SCS, Self‐Compassion Scales; SPIN, Social Phobia Inventory; SWEAA, Swedish Eating Assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorders; TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

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A positive result on the Cohen's D indicates a higher score in the autistic group, a negative score indicates a higher score in the non‐autistic group.