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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism Res. 2022 Aug 1;15(10):1894–1908. doi: 10.1002/aur.2786

Table 5.

Fixed Effects Parameter Estimates for PH Stage Model by Sex

Parameter Estimate SE DF t-value p-value
Males
Tempo
Intercept 1.786 0.203 157 8.78 <0.0001
Diagnosis −0.147 0.200 157 −0.74 0.462
BMI 0.004 0.003 157 1.58 0.115
Timing
Intercept 13.566 0.182 157 74.60 <0.0001
Diagnosis −0.244 0.166 157 −1.47 0.143
BMI −0.008 0.002 157 −3.74 0.0003
Females
Tempo
Intercept 1.002 0.220 63 4.55 <0.001
Diagnosis 0.131 0.182 63 0.72 0.473
BMI 0.0004 0.003 63 0.15 0.880
Timing
Intercept 13.461 0.325 63 41.39 <0.0001
Diagnosis −0.476 0.280 63 −1.70 0.094
BMI −0.013 0.004 63 −2.88 0.005

Note: Tempo parameters control the rate of progression through puberty, with positive values being faster. Timing parameters control the shift of the curve along the X-axis in years. SE, standard error; DF, degrees of freedom; BMI, body mass index