Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Revised scored Sensory Perception Quotient reveals sensory hypersensitivity in women with autism
Characteristic | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Female ASC | BAP Mothers | Control Mothers | |
Number of participants | 152 | 103 | 74 |
Mean age in years (SD) | 40.7 (9.8) | 42.9 (6.8) | 42.8 (7.8) |
Mean AQ (SD) | 39.7 (6.5) | 16.5 (8.3) | 14.9 (6.6) |
Diagnosis of one or more non-ASC psychiatric disorders (%) | 73.7 | 31.7 | 36.5 |
Diagnosis of one or more affective disorders (%) | 65.1 | 28.8 | 28.4 |
SPQ-RS Hypersensitivity score (SD) | 35.1 (13.1) | 22.1 (11.9) | 25.0 (10.4) |
SPQ-RS Hyposensitivity score (SD) | 10.5 (6.0) | 11.7 (4.7) | 9.9 (5.3) |