Table 2 SCQ scores and age at onset of epilepsy according to communication level and genetic aberration
From: Effect of epilepsy on autism symptoms in Angelman syndrome
Epilepsy (N = 31) | No epilepsy (N = 7) | Epilepsy and level of nonverbal communication (n = 31) | Epilepsy and type of genetic aberration (n = 23) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p value [Hedges’ g] | < 20 signs (n = 17) | ≥ 20 signs (n = 14) | p value [Hedges’ g] | Deletion (n = 18) | Other genetic aberration (n = 5) | p value [Hedges’ g] | |||
SCQ mean (SD) | 17.0 (5.6) | 13.6 (6.7) | 0.354 [0.59] | 19.4 (4.4) | 14.1 (5.7) | 0.007 [1.05] | 18.7 (5.0) | 10.8 (6.6) | 0.007 [1.48] |
Age at onset of epilepsy mean (SD) | 36.6 months (26.0) | na | na | 30.2 months (18.5) | 44.4 months (32.1) | 0.160 [0.56] | 25.2 months (13.7) | 79.0 months (19.3) | < 0.001 [3.60] |
Age (SD) | 20.0 years (9.7) | 13.0 years (9.6) | 0.170 [0.72] | 21.4 years (10.6) | 18.2 years (8.6) | 0.57 [0.33] | 16.6 years (5.2) | 17.4 years (9.5) | 0.104 [0.13] |