Table 5.
Mean scores of the five interpretable factors proposed by Crist and Phillips (2001) between the ASD and control group.
| TD Controls (Mean ± SD) |
ASD (Mean ± SD) |
p-Value a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crist five interpretable factors | Picky eaters | 34.4 ± 4 | 32.2 ± 4.6 | 0.028 |
| toddler refusal—general | 27.1 ± 5.4 | 28.3 ± 5.4 | 0.350 | |
| Toddler refusal—texture foods | 21.3 ± 3.2 | 22.3 ± 4.1 | 0.255 | |
| Older Children refusal—general | 37.0 ± 5.0 | 37.4 ± 5.1 | 0.849 | |
| Stallers | 34.1 ± 4.9 | 35.6 ± 5.3 | 0.277 | |
Note. ASD: autism spectrum disorder. TD: typically developing. SD: standard deviation. a p-values for differences between ASD and TD children from independent samples Mann–Whitney U test to compare the means between groups.