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Table 1 Demographic data, IQ and AQ scores of participants

From: Default mode network in young male adults with autism spectrum disorder: relationship with autism spectrum traits

Measure

ASD participants

TD participants

(n = 19)

(n = 21)

Age (SD)

25.3 (6.9)

24.8 (4.3)

Age (range)

(16-40)

(19-35)

Handednessa : Right / Left

19/0

21/0

IQb

  

F-IQ (SD)

109.7 (12.4)

109.5 (8.7)

V-IQ (SD)

113.2 (15.7)

111.2 (10.6)

P-IQ (SD)

103.9 (12.2)

105.3 (9.7)

Autism spectrum traits

  

Total AQc (SD)

33.4 (4.2)

18.6 (5.7)

Social skillsc

8.3 (1.5)

3.5 (2.3)

Communicationc

7.2 (1.5)

2.7 (2.1)

Attention switchingc

7.4 (1.8)

4.8 (1.5)

Imaginationc

5.8 (2.2)

3.9 (1.5)

Attention to detail

4.7 (2.2)

3.7 (1.9)

  1. aAssessed by the Edinburgh handedness inventory [36]. All participants were right-handed.
  2. bIntelligence quotient was measured using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition in all the participants.
  3. cP <0.01, with the independent-samples t-test, comparison between participants with ASD and TD.
  4. AQ, autism spectrum quotient; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; F- IQ, full scale IQ; P- IQ, performance IQ; TD, typical development; V- IQ, verbal IQ.
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