Table 2 Demographic and psychometric information for the autism spectrum disorder and control groups
|  | ASD (n = 24) | Controls (n = 18) | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 40.54 ± 10.279 | 37.17 ± 10.983 | p = 0.313 |
Intelligence quotient | 114.29 ± 15.213 | 113.00 ± 13.920 | p = 0.779 |
Gender | 12 m:12 f | 8 m:10 f | p = 0.721 |
Nicotine | 2.292 ± 5.894 | 2.222 ± 6.691 | p = 0.972 |
Autism-spectrum quotient | 39.08 ± 6.386 | 12.94 ± 5.504 | p < 0.001 |
Empathy quotient | 17.38 ± 9.523 | 47.94 ± 9.710 | p < 0.001 |
Wender Utah Rating Scale | 33.75 ± 16.690 | 8.72 ± 7.954 | p < 0.001 |
Beck Depression Inventory score | 17.25 ± 12.365 | 3.22 ± 4.236 | p < 0.001 |
Level of education | Low school degree, 1 (4.2%) | Low school degree, 0 (0%) | Â |
Medium school degree, 3 (12.5%) | Medium school degree, 3 (16.7%) | ||
High school degree, 9 (37.5%) | High school degree, 6 (33.3%) | ||
University degree, 9 (37.5%) | University degree, 9 (50%) | ||
Other, 2 (8.3%) | Other, 0 (0%) | ||
Occupational situation | Full-time employed, 13 (54.2%) | Full-time employed, 7 (38.9%) | Â |
Part-time employment, 4 (16.7%) | Part-time employment, 4 (22.2%) | ||
In vocational training/studying, 1 (4.2%) | In vocational training/studying, 7 (38.9%) | ||
Pension, 1 (4.2%) | Pension, 0 (0%) | ||
Unemployed, 4 (16.7%) | Unemployed, 0 (0%) | ||
Other, 1 (4.2%) | Other, 0 (0%) | ||
Psychiatric medication (in the last 3Â months) | No, 11 | No, 18 | Â |
AD, 6 | AD, 0 | ||
NL, 1 | NL, 0 | ||
AD + NL, 5 | AD + NL, 0 | ||
AD + MPH, 1 | AD + MPH, 0 |