Table 1 Summary of participant characteristics by diagnostic group
From: Altered reward system reactivity for personalized circumscribed interests in autism
Measure | TDC (n = 22) | ASD (n = 39) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) M(SD) | 12.85 (2.13) | 12.58 (2.37) | 0.66 |
 Age range | 9.08–17.00 | 8.17–17.58 |  |
VIQ (SS) M(SD) | 113.5 (15.4) | 105.6 (14.4) | 0.06 |
PIQ (SS) M(SD) | 109.2 (16.2) | 101.9 (16.5) | 0.10 |
FSIQ (SS) M(SD) | 111.9 (18.0) | 103.6 (15.7) | 0.08 |
Sex ratio (male:female) | 17:5 | 29:10 | 0.80 |
ADOS-2 social affect + RRB | – | 11.62 (3.89) | – |
ADOS-2 severity | – | 6.87 (0.32) | – |
ADI-R social Interaction | – | 18.39 (5.20) | – |
ADI-R communication | – | 14.61 (4.87) | – |
ADI-R repetitive behaviors | – | 6.03 (2.09) | – |
RBS-R (total score) | – | 17.87 (11.88) | – |
SRS-2 (total T-score) | 39.5 (4.87) | 73.41 (10.71) | < 0.001 |
IS (total score) | 9.53 (2.41) | 14.2 (3.76) | < 0.001 |