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Table 2 Clinical and research diagnosis across different CAST score groups in Shenzhen

From: Autism prevalence in China is comparable to Western prevalence

Shenzhen City

Clinical diagnosis

Research diagnosis

Non-autism (%)

Autism or suspected autism (%)

ADHD

Developmental delay (%)

Not assessed (%)

Total (%)

 

Non-autism (%)

Autism (%)

Missing (%)

Total (%)

 High score

670 (56.4)

114 (9.6)

12 (1.0)

1 (0.1)

390 (32.8)

1187 (100.0)

 

60 (57.7)

34 (32.7)

10 (9.6)

104 (100.0)

 Borderline

67 (2.6)

3 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2472 (97.3)

2542 (100.0)

 

2 (2.6)

1 (0.1)

0 (97.3)

3 (100.0)

 Low

17 (0.1)

6 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

17050 (99.9)

17073 (100.0)

 

6 (0.1)

0 (0.04)

0 (99.9)

6 (100.0)

 Total

754 (3.6)

123 (0.6)

12 (0.1)

1 (0.0)

19912 (95.7)

20802 (100.0)

 

87 (3.6)

35 (0.6)

0 (95.7)

113 (100.0)