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Table 1 Participants and group matching

From: Emotional decision-making in autism spectrum disorder: the roles of interoception and alexithymia

 

ASD

Controls

Comparison

N

20

20

–

Gender

17 males, 3 females

14 males, 6 females

χ 2(1) = 1.29, p = 0.26

Mean age (years)

32.70 (11.18)

34.10 (14.20)

p = 0.74

Mean full-scale IQ

108.55 (12.80)

110.95 (13.62)

p = 0.57

Mean AQ

35.45 (7.47)

20.80 (8.94)

p < 0.001

Mean TAS-20

58.11 (13.00)

55.37 (18.33)

p = 0.63

Number of participants with/without alexithymia

8/12

11/9

χ2(1) = 0.90, p = 0.34

Mean TA

53.75 (10.15)

47.80 (14.09)

p = 0.13

Mean SA

39.90 (9.62)

36.80 (10.47)

p = 0.34

ADOS classification

9 autism, 11 autism spectrum

–

–

Mean ADOS-G score

9.50 (2.44)

–

–

  1. Note. Mean age, gender, autism-spectrum quotient (AQ), 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), (state (SA) and trait (TA)) anxiety scores, and IQ scores for the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) group and the matched neurotypical controls. Autism Diagnostic Observational Schedule (ADOS) score and classification details for the ASD group: A higher score represents greater autism severity. Standard deviations are shown in brackets. The IQ score for one control participant was unavailable and therefore not reflected in the group mean
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Molecular Autism

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