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Table 1 Descriptive statistics split by sex and risk group for the 14 month early markers (AOSI, Gaze Following, Disengagement) and 3 year autistic trait measures (ADOS, SCQ)

From: Erratum to: Sex differences in the association between infant markers and later autistic traits

 

AOSI 14 months M (SD)

GF 14 months M (SD)

Disengagement 14 months M (SD)

ADOS 3 years M (SD)

SCQ 3 years M (SD)

Low risk Overall

3.17 (3.25)

0.31 (0.14)

138.15 (105.81)

5.52 (4.33)

3.00 (2.40)

N = 48

N = 37

N = 46

N = 48

N = 48

Males

3.30 (2.94)

0.27 (0.09)

153.74 (103.78)

5.90 (5.12)

3.00 (1.97)

N = 20

N = 13

N = 19

N = 20

N = 20

Females

3.07 (3.51)

0.33 (0.16)

127.17 (107.78)

5.25 (3.74)

3.00 (2.69)

N = 28

N = 24

N = 27

N = 28

N = 28

High risk Overall

4.64 (4.47)

0.26 (0.10)

179.55 (152.91)

8.25 (5.34)

6.37 (7.12)

N = 53

N = 32

N = 52

N = 53

N = 52

Males

5.19 (5.72)

0.25 (0.12)

196.91 (203.30)

9.24 (5.42)

6.00 (5.33)

N = 21

N = 13

N = 21

N = 21

N = 21

Females

4.28 (3.48)

0.26 (0.08)

167.78 (108.81)

7.59 (5.26)

6.61 (8.20)

N = 32

N = 19

N = 31

N = 32

N = 31

ANOVA

Risk group

F = 3.71

F = 2.39

F = 2.32

F = 8.20**

F = 8.89**

Sex

F = 0.50

F = 1.28

F = 1.03

F = 1.34

F = 0.08

Risk*sex

F = 0.18

F = 0.43

F = 0.002

F = 0.25

F = 0.08

  1. AOSI – Autism Observation Scale for Infants; GF – Gaze Following; Disengagement – Overlap – Baseline saccadic reaction time in Gap-overlap task; ADOS – Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule total social communication score; SCQ – Social Communication Questionnaire. **p < 0.01