Table 1 Participant characteristics and mean scores (with 95% confidence intervals) on all variables
From: Is social camouflaging associated with anxiety and depression in autistic adults?
|
Total sample (N = 305) |
Female subsample (N = 181) |
Male subsample (N = 104) |
Non-binary gender subsample (N = 18) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
41.90 (40.37, 43.43) |
39.76 (37.93, 41.61) |
47.46 (44.77, 50.15) |
36.00 (30.69, 41.31) |
| Generalised anxiety diagnosis (%) | 173 (56.7%) | 107 (59.1%) | 52 (50%) | 13 (76.5%) |
| Depression diagnosis (%) | 166 (54.4%) | 103 (56.9%) | 49 (47.1%) | 13 (76.5%) |
| Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia diagnosis (%) | 7 (2.3%) | 6 (3.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 |
| Other psychiatric condition | ||||
| 1 additional diagnosis | 77 (25%) | 50 (28%) | 22 (21%) | 5 (28%) |
| 2 additional diagnoses | 44 (14%) | 28 (15%) | 11 11%) | 5 (28%) |
| 3 or more additional diagnoses | 29 (9%) | 18 (10%) | 8 (8%) | 3 (11%) |
| Autistic traits (BAPQ) |
4.32 (4.25, 4.39) |
4.37 (4.28, 4.46) |
4.23 (4.08, 4.38) |
4.35 (4.15, 4.55) |
| Camouflaging (CAT-Q) |
111.11 (109.10, 113.12) |
113.96 (111.49, 116.43) |
106.38 (102.73, 110.03) |
110.29 (103.11, 117.47) |
| Social anxiety (LSAS) |
82.53 (79.20, 85.87) |
87.09 (82.84, 91.24) |
75.15 (69.04, 81.26) |
80.06 (70.79, 89.33) |
| Generalised anxiety (GAD) |
9.79 (9.10, 10.49) |
10.09 (9.23, 10.96) |
9.15 (7.90, 10.40) |
10.44 (7.36, 13.52) |
| Depression (PHQ) |
11.74 (10.97, 12.51) |
11.85 (10.91, 12.79) |
11.08 (9.67, 12.49) |
14.5 (11.17, 17.83) |