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Table 4 Correlations between autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder traits in female patients and their parents

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

 

Patient variables

Parent variables

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1. Social aptitude

-

            

2. Peer problemsa

-0.27

-

           

3. Peer problemsb

-0.40**

0.60**

-

          

4. Pro-social skillsa

0.17

-0.35**

-0.15

-

         

5. Pro-social skillsb

0.58**

-0.18

-0.38**

0.18

-

        

6. Emotion difficultiesa

-0.19

0.38**

0.27

-0.17

-0.09

-

       

7. Emotions difficultiesb

-0.29*

0.23*

0.53**

0.03

-0.32**

0.34**

-

      

8. CY-BOCS-SR

-0.05

0.16

0.20*

-0.13

-0.09

0.32*

0.18

-

     

9. ASD Diagnostic Band

-0.45**

0.31*

0.40**

-0.13

-0.27*

0.32*

0.32**

0.19

-

    

10. Mother AQ-10

-0.11

0.15

0.20

0.03

-0.01

0.18

0.05

0.06

0.19

-

   

11. Father AQ-10

-0.13

0.32

0.33

0.22

-0.11

-0.06

0.17

-0.14

0.09

-0.23

-

  

12. Mother OCI-R

-0.20

0.19

0.21

-0.14

-0.09

0.15

0.24

0.07

0.24

0.32**

0.14

-

 

13. Father OCI-R

-0.35

0.25

0.29

0.05

-0.39

0.13

0.26

-0.02

-0.01

0.04

0.31

-0.01

-

  1. Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rs) applying a Bonferroni-corrected alpha (α = 0.004); Abbreviations: AQ-10, Autism Quotient; ASD, Autism spectrum disorder; CY-BOCS-SR, Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessions and Compulsions Symptom Scale Revised; OCD, Obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCI-R, the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised.
  2. aStrength and Difficulties Questionnaire by self-report.
  3. bStrength and Difficulties Questionnaire by informant.
  4. *p <0.003, **p <0.001.