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Table 1 Demographic information for the ASD and control cohortsa

From: Gene expression analysis in lymphoblasts derived from patients with autism spectrum disorder

Demographics

ASD

(n= 35)

Controls

(n= 35)

P value

Sex, M/F

27/8

26/9

χ2 = 0.078 (1, N = 70), P = 0.78

Mean age, years ( ± SD)

12.9 (12.4)

34.8 (9.7)

U = 86, P = 0.60 × 10-9, Z = -6.19

Age range, years

3 to 63

21 to 65

 

Number of ASD (with IQ < 70)

35 (11)

0

 

Number of Autism (with IQ < 70)

20 (10)

-

 

Number of Asperger's syndrome (with IQ < 70)

11 (0)

-

 

Number with PDD-NOS (with IQ < 70)

4 (1)

-

 
  1. ASD: autism spectrum disorder, M: male, F: female, IQ: intelligence quotient; PDD-NOS: pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Data are means ± SD unless otherwise specified. Differences in clinical characteristics were analyzed using the χ2 test for gender and the Mann-Whitney U test for age.