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Table 1 Sample demographics and clinical phenotype

From: Touch and olfaction/taste differentiate children carrying a 16p11.2 deletion from children with ASD

N

ASD

16p11.2 deletion

TD

Group differences

121

17

45

–

Mean age (SD)

5.49 (2.9)

6.48 (1.5)

5.85 (2.0)

ASD versus 16p11.2*

Gender (F/M)

18/103

4/13

25/20

ASD versus TD***

16p11.2 versus TD*

ASD/non ASD

121/0

10/7

0/45

–

Full scale IQ (SD)

79.4 (24.3) (n = 105)

86.33 (11.6) (n = 15)

115.70 (12.7) (n = 44)

ASD versus TD***

16p11.2 versus TD***

Verbal IQ (SD)

80.1 (24.7) (n = 104)

90.3 (10.8) (n = 15)

116.6 (12.9) (n = 44)

ASD versus TD***

16p11.2 versus TD***

ASD versus 16p11.2**

Nonverbal IQ (SD)

86.7 (22.6) (n = 105)

92.1 (12.1) (n = 17)

112.6 (12.4) (n = 44)

ASD versus TD***

16p11.2 versus TD***

ADOS SA(SD)

1.04 (0.3) (n = 112)

0.68 (0.4) (n = 16)

–

ASD versus 16p11.2***

ADOS RRB (SD)

0.94 (0.4) (n = 111)

0.71 (0.6) (n = 16)

–

 

ADOS total (SD)

1.01 (0.3) (n = 111)

0.69 (0.4) (n = 16)

–

ASD versus 16p11.2***

TDDT defensiveness (SD)

0.29 (0.4) (n = 12)

0.31 (0.4) (n = 16)

0.06 (0.1) (n = 40)

ASD versus TD*

16p11.2 versus TD**

TDDT SSK (SD)

0.16 (0.2) (n = 14)

0.01 (0.0) (n = 16)

0.00 (0.0) (n = 40)

ASD versus TD***

ASD versus 16p11.2***

  1. ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder, IQ Intelligence Quotient, ADOS-2 SA ADOS-2 Social Affect, ADOS RRB ADOS Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors, TDDT Tactile Defensiveness and Discrimination Test—Revised, SSK Seeking, SD Standard Deviation
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < .0.01; ***p < 0.001