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Table 2 Demographic information after separation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and control subjects according to age range

From: Identification of an age-dependent biomarker signature in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

 

<9 years

9 to 13 years

>13 years

Diagnosis

ASD

Control

ASD

Control

ASD

Control

N (M/F)

12 (11/1)

11 (9/2)

17 (14/3)

22 (20/2)

8(8/0)

4 (4/0)

AD/PDD-NOS

7/5

NA

11/6

NA

3/5

NA

Age

7.2 ± 1.2a

6.8 ± 1.6

11.2 ± 1.0

11.0 ± 1.3

15.8 ± 1.7

15.4 ± 1.0

BMI

15.9 ± 1.3

16.1 ± 1.7

17.6 ± 2.1

17.5 ± 2.4

22.2 ± 4.6

23.0 ± 4.0

Height

128 ± 10

127 ± 9

154 ± 7

148 ± 11

173 ± 9

178 ± 8

Weight

26 ± 5

26 ± 6

42 ± 8

39 ± 10

67 ± 19

73 ± 12

AQ (Total)

95 ± 16

44 ± 23

91 ± 22

46 ± 17

90 ± 21

33 ± 11

  1. aDemographic variables are listed as mean ± standard deviation. AD autistic disorder, AQ Autism Spectrum Quotient, BMI body mass index, PDD-NOS pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified.