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Table 2 Group differences

From: Autistic traits, resting-state connectivity, and absolute pitch in professional musicians: shared and distinct neural features

 

AP (n = 31)

RP (n = 33)

t test*

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

 

AQ

20.48

6.05

10–36

16.88

5.44

6–27

t(60.3) = − 2.501; p = 0.015

MAD

41.37

36.49

9.8–200.57

296.84

86.12

91.04–467.52

t(43.7) = 15.614; p < 2.2e−16

SDfoM

52.31

44.96

7.41–235.69

329.77

122.77

134.37–811.73

t(40.9) = 12.145; p = 3.788e−15

Starting age

5.97

2.97

2–17

7.12

2.22

3–12

t(55.4) = 1.751; p = 0.086

  1. Age, nonverbal IQ (SPM), information processing capacity (ZVT), musical training (total hours during life span on main instrument), musicality (AMMA; MSI), and online pitch identification screening (PIS) for each group.
  2. *One RP has reported himself not having an absolute pitch but reached a screening score of 13. Because of this and the weak performance in the pitch adjustment test, the subject was assigned to the RP group. Significant group differences are indicated in italics. Welch two-sample t test
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