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Table 1 Demographics of non-medicated people with Asperger syndrome (AS) and controls used in the study
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Control | Patient | Control | |
| Sample number | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Age (years) | 31 ± 9 | 31 ± 6 | 33 ± 9 | 34 ± 5 |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 24 ± 3 | 25 ± 4 | 26 ± 5 | 25 ± 6 |
| Smoking (yes/no) | 2/12 | 3/10 | 4/12 | 2/14 |
| Exercise level | 5/4/5/0/0 | 8/3/2/0/0 | 1/2/10/2/1 | 6/2/7/1/0 |
| Alcohol | 2/3/0/0/4/5 | 6/1/0/2/1/3 | 1/1/0/0/3/11 | 5/5/2/2/1/1 |
| Oral contraception | NA | NA | 7/9 | 4/12 |
| AQ score | 38 ± 13 | 15 ± 6 | 39 ± 13 | 14 ± 5 |
| EQ score | 28 ± 14 | 37 ± 14 | 15 ± 16 | 52 ± 10 |
