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Table 2 Patient psychiatric symptomatology and comorbidity

From: An examination of autism spectrum traits in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents

 

All females(N = 137)Mean(SD)

All males (N = 13)Mean(SD)

Total(N = 150)Mean(SD)

ASD subset(N = 6,all females)Mean(SD)

CY-BOCS total

16.95 (8.79)

13.58 (8.34)

16.63 (8.77)

16.00 (9.82)

SASa

22.71 (8.35)

24.70 (5.29)

22.87 (8.16)

7.00 (2.37)

SAS T-scorea

45.50 (12.01)

48.00 (7.23)

45.70 (11.69)

23.50 (2.34)

SDQ Peer problemsb

   Self-report

3.14 (2.05)

3.00 (1.55)

3.13 (2.01)

4.60 (2.88)

   Informant

2.95 (2.19)

3.36 (2.16)

2.98 (2.18)

5.67 (1.75)

SDQ Pro-social skillsc

   Self-report

7.93 (1.70)

7.82 (1.66)

7.92 (1.69)

7.20 (0.84)

   Informant

7.08 (2.29)

7.64 (2.20)

7.13 (2.28)

4.50 (1.98)

SDQ Emotional

   Self-report

6.63 (2.35)

6.91 (2.34)

6.65 (2.34)

6.40 (2.97)

   Informant

6.59 (2.45)

5.82 (2.27)

6.52 (2.44)

8.00 (1.10)

SDQ Conduct

   Self-report

2.34 (1.70)

1.73 (1.35)

2.29 (1.68)

2.80 (1.64)

   Informant

2.42 (1.74)

2.27 (2.37)

2.41 (1.79)

3.00 (2.37)

SDQ Hyperactivity

   Self-report

5.14 (2.29)

5.27 (1.95)

5.16 (2.16)

5.80 (2.39)

   Informant

4.00 (2.30)

3.64 (1.86)

3.97 (2.26)

4.67 (2.51)

SDQ Total difficulties

   Self-report

17.24 (6.17)

16.91 (4.66)

17.22 (6.04)

19.60 (7.13)

   Informant

15.96 (6.48)

15.09 (6.28)

15.89 (6.44)

21.33 (5.50)

SDQ Impact

   Self-report

4.40 (3.36)

3.73 (4.65)

4.34 (3.46)

4.40 (3.65)

   Informant

3.99 (3.14)

3.82 (3.25)

3.98 (3.14)

7.17 (0.75)

ASD probability bandd,e

   <0.1%

102 (85.7%)

10 (91.9%)

112 (86.2%)

1 (16.7%)

   Approx. ~ 3%

13 (10.9%)

1 (9.1%)

14 (10.8%)

4 (66.7%)

   Approx. 15%

3 (2.5%)

0

3 (2.3%)

1 (16.7%)

   Approx. 50%

1 (0.8%)

0

1 (0.8%)

0

   Missing

18 (13.1%)

2 (15.4%)

20 (13.3%)

0

Diagnosis ASDe

   Possible

5 (3.6%)

0

5 (3.3%)

5 (83.3%)

   Yes

1 (0.7%)

0

1 (0.7%)

1 (16.7%)

  1. aLower scores indicate poor social aptitude (cut-off score 16 or less). British (age 11 to 14 years) healthy population mean = 24.57 (SD = 6.26), females only mean = 25.33 (SD = 6.14), males only mean = 23.81 (SD = 6.38). SAS Age-Transformed-score mean = 50 (SD = 10) [27].
  2. bBritish (age 11 to 14 years) healthy population informant-rated mean = 1.5 (SD = 1.7), self-report mean = 1.5 (SD = 1.4) [29].
  3. cBritish (age 11 to 14 years) healthy population informant-rated mean = 8.6 (SD = 1.6), self-report mean = 8.0 (SD = 1.7) [29].
  4. dBritish (age 11 to 14 years) healthy population females (F) and males (M) selecting those with no intellectual disability ASD band <0.1% = 98.3% (F), 95.7% (M); ASD band approximately 3% = 1.2% (F), 2.1% (M); ASD band approximately 15% = 0.3% (F), 1.4% (M); ASD band approximately 50% = 0.2% (F), 0.4% (M).
  5. eValid percentages presented.
  6. eClinical rating using the DAWBA (DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria).
  7. Abbreviations: SAS, Social Aptitude Scale; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder.