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Table 3 Final odds ratio estimates for referred categories when defining the meaning of friendship

From: Sex differences in friendships and loneliness in autistic and non-autistic children across development

 

Personality

Companionship

Dependability

Intimacy

Incomplete

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

CI

CI

CI

CI

CI

Diagnosis

0.59

1.25

0.44

0.22

2.34

 

0.25–1.37

0.55–2.87

0.17–1.10

0.02–1.31

0.56–12.41

Sex

2.51*

1.24

0.64

3.85

1.18

 

1.11–5.81

0.55–2.80

0.26–1.52

0.66–3.31

0.33–4.29

IQ

0.99

1.02

1.01

1.08*

0.96

 

0.97–1.02

0.99–1.05

0.98–1.05

1.01–1.16

0.91–1.01

Age

0.98

1.12

1.62*

1.83*

0.45*

 

0.80–1.19

0.93–1.37

1.29–2.12

1.21–3.23

0.25–0.70

  1. * indicates significant predictor. The reference groups for diagnosis and sex were non-autistic children and boys, respectively