Table 1 Cohort characteristics and associations between clinical/demographic factors and autistic traits
From: Maternal steroid levels and the autistic traits of the mother and infant
Categorical | AQ | Q-CHAT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean traits (SD) | Cohen’s D | p | N | Mean traits (SD) | Cohen’s D | p | |
Family history of autism | 13 with | 28.00 (14.4) | D = 1.98 | p = 0.0036** | 14 with | 31.00 (11.0) | D = 0.14 | p = 0.720 |
176 without | 13.64 (6.5) | 165 without | 29.90 (7.5) | |||||
Maternal PCOS | 24 with | 14.96 (6.7) | D = 0.05 | p = 0.804 | 22 with | 27.86 (6.3) | D = 0.31 | p = 0.115 |
165 without | 14.58 (8.3) | 157 without | 30.28 (8.0) | |||||
Fetal sex | 87 males | 14.15 (8.1) | D = 0.11 | p = 0.453 | 87 males | 31.00 (8.1) | D = 0.09 | p = 0.540 |
102 females | 15.04 (8.2) | 92 females | 29.63 (7.6) | |||||
History of Hirsutism | 109 none | 13.8 (8.0) | 102 none | 29.27 (7.8) | ||||
29 in one area | 13.9 (6.9) | D = 0.01 | p = 0.930 | 28 in one area | 31.5 (7.5) | D = 0.28 | p = 0.181 | |
51 in two + areas | 16.8 (6.9) | D = 0.36 | p = 0.021* | 49 in two + areas | 30.63 (8.0) | D = 0.17 | p = 0.326 | |
Continuous | N | Mean factor | Pearson’s r | p | N | Mean factor | Pearson’s r | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age | 154 | 32.50 (4.5) years | r = −0.05 | p = 0.462 | 135 | 32.60 (4.5) years | r = −0.14 | p = 0.065 |
Birth weight | 164 | 3399.5 (516.6) g | r = −0.04 | p = 0.596 | 157 | 3402.8 (509.8) g | r = −0.03 | p = 0.727 |
Infant age-adjusted | 148 | 572.9 (23.8) days | r = −0.09 | p = 0.250 |