From: Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder
 | SA M (SD) | GSD M (SD) | TSS M (SD) | URSS M (SD) | M/LEW M (SD) | Test statistic | Significant contrasts |
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Age | 10.43 (4.86) | 10.30 (4.09) | 7.59 (4.11) | 8.96 (4.05) | 11.13 (4.00) | F(4, 283.6) = 13.55, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.077 | TSS < SA, GSD, M/LEW; URSS < SA, M/LEW |
IQ | |||||||
Full-scale | 85.92 (25.57) | 85.41 (19.97) | 84.78 (27.61) | 87.34 (28.84) | 87.87 (23.45) | F(4, 245.5) = 0.25, p = 0.909, est. w2 =  − 0.006 | – |
Verbal | 87.49 (24.70) | 87.62 (20.81) | 88.61 (25.70) | 88.20 (26.97) | 90.51 (21.88) | F(4, 224.7) = 0.25, p = 0.909, est. w2 =  − 0.006 | – |
Performance | 89.24 (25.88) | 85.98 (20.95) | 91.91 (25.95) | 93.03 (29.94) | 88.33 (23.17) | F(4, 236.2) = 1.20, p = 0.313, est. w2 = 0.002 | – |
Sex | 42F, 107 M | 19F, 74 M | 25F, 101 M | 21F, 114 M | 20F, 76 M | x2(4) = 7.109, p = 0.130, Cramer’s V = 0.055 | – |
VABS-II | |||||||
Adaptive behaviour composite | 75.61 (13.89) | 65.25 (11.91) | 72.00 (11.78) | 69.63 (15.29) | 66.71 (14.43) | F(4, 203.5) = 8.62, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.007 | SA > GSD, URSS, M/LEW; GSD < TSS |
Communication skills | 79.24 (16.37) | 69.93 (13.96) | 74.09 (15.46) | 71.61 (18.20) | 69.87 (16.15) | F(4, 209.0) = 5.58, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.040 | SA > GSD, URSS, M/LEW |
Daily living skills | 77.32 (14.63) | 65.83 (13.37) | 74.12 (13.27) | 72.16 (17.10) | 67.43 (15.32) | F(4, 207.3) = 9.51, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.073 | GSD < SA, TSS, URSS; M/LEW < SA, TSS |
Socialization skills | 75.70 (16.08) | 64.59 (12.16) | 71.19 (12.41) | 69.71 (14.96) | 68.23 (15.50) | F(4, 207.9) = 7.40, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.056 | SA > GSD, URSS, M/LEW; TSS > GSD |
Motor skills | 87.63 (12.85) | 76.92 (8.75) | 81.23 (13.95) | 81.55 (15.52) | 66.00 (6.69) | F(4, 40.4) = 11.45, p = 0.001, est. w2 = 0.260 | M/LEW < SA, TSS, URSS |
RBS-R total score | 16.88 (12.93) | 48.55 (19.33) | 37.25 (19.18) | 26.02 (15.03) | 30.81 (15.85) | F(4, 260.0) = 58.96, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.290 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW; GSD > TSS, URSS, M/LEW; TSS > URSS |
Self-injury | 1.47 (2.19) | 5.30 (4.72) | 3.31 (3.45) | 2.86 (3.54) | 2.93 (3.68) | F(4, 250.8) = 17.62, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.105 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW, GSD > TSS, URSS, M/LEW |
Stereotypy | 3.45 (3.08) | 9.50 (4.59) | 8.25 (4.70) | 6.62 (4.24) | 5.93 (4.25) | F(4, 258.5) = 43.76, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.232 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW, GSD, TSS > URSS, M/LEW |
Compulsions | 2.11 (2.70) | 7.28 (5.52) | 5.40 (4.57) | 3.72 (3.43) | 4.36 (4.31) | F(4, 252.3) = 25.79, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.149 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW, GSD > URSS, M/LEW, TSS > URSS |
Ritualistic/sameness | 8.88 (7.48) | 23.31 (9.11) | 18.12 (9.24) | 11.58 (7.67) | 15.41 (7.72) | F(4, 264.4) = 48.96, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.253 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW, GSD > TSS, URSS, M/LEW, URSS < TSS, M/LEW |
SCQ | 16.02 (6.41) | 23.62 (6.97) | 21.02 (5.99) | 19.56 (7.42) | 20.61 (6.78) | F(4, 253.2) = 18.90, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.118 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW; GSD > TSS, URSS, M/LEW |
SWAN | |||||||
Inattention | 3.05 (2.79) | 5.69 (2.75) | 4.38 (3.03) | 5.40 (3.07) | 5.24 (2.75) | F(4, 223.6) = 14.95, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.107 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW; TSS < GSD |
Hyperactivity | 2.27 (2.62) | 4.99 (3.06) | 4.30 (3.14) | 4.66 (2.97) | 3.98 (3.05) | F(4, 221.2) = 15.48, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.111 | SA < GSD, TSS, URSS, M/LEW |
TOCS |  − 20.68 (26.25) | -6.14 (25.29) |  − 11.55 (25.68) |  − 19.72 (24.54) |  − 10.23 (23.63) | F(4, 196.3) = 5.21, p < 0.001, est. w2 = 0.039 | M/LEW > SA; GSD > SA, URSS |