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Table 2 Total and Factor Q-CHAT raw scores at 18 and 24 months

From: The psychometric properties of the Quantitative-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) as a measure of autistic traits in a community sample of Singaporean infants and toddlers

 

18 months (n = 368)

24 months (n = 396)

Statistics

 

M (SD)

Range

M (SD)

Range

Difference between Q-CHAT scores at 18 and 24 months

Relationship between Q-CHAT scores at 18 and 24 months (r)

Q-CHAT 25 (total)

35.57 (7.21)

12–59

33.20 (7.70)

9–59

t(293) = 6.01, p < .0001, d = .32

.64***

Q-CHAT social-communicative ALTs (factor 1; 10 items)

9.94 (4.18)

2–27

10.62 (4.51)

2–33

t(293) = −3.17, p = .002, d = .16

.64***

Q-CHAT non-social/behavioral ALTs (factor 2; 8 items)

13.05 (5.11)

0–31

10.80 (5.14)

0–26

t(293) = 8.62, p < .0001, d = .45

.60***

Q-CHAT speech/language (factor 3; 4 items)

8.43 (2.02)

3–16

7.28 (1.73)

1–12

t(293) = 8.94, p < .0001, d = .56

.43***

  1. ***p < .001