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Table 1 Characteristics of Japanese participants and means and standard deviations for all variables by sex

From: The association between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK: a cross-cultural study

 

Total sample(N = 210)

Female subsample (n = 87)

Male subsample (n = 123)

 

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

n

Age (Years)

37.61

10.31

210

38.86

10.31

87

35.84

10.05

123

Diagnosis

         

  Autism spectrum disorder (%)

131

(62%)

 

73

(59%)

 

58

(67%)

 

  Developmental disability (%)

55

(26%)

 

34

(28%)

 

21

(24%)

 

  Pervasive developmental disorders (%)

74

(35%)

 

41

(33%)

 

33

(38%)

 

  Autistic disorder (%)

38

(18%)

 

27

(22%)

 

11

(13%)

 

  Asperger disorder (%)

73

(35%)

 

41

(33%)

 

32

(37%)

 

  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (%)

58

(28%)

 

34

(28%)

 

24

(28%)

 

  Schizophrenia (%)

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

  Dementia (%)

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

  Intellectual disability (%)

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

0

(0%)

 

Autistic traits (BAPQ)

4.00

.70

205

3.93

.67

85

4.10

.73

120

Social camouflage (CAT-Q)

105.29

21.94

209

101.20

20.48

86

111.14

22.61

123

Social anxiety (LSAS)

72.77

36.87

200

69.89

35.19

83

76.82

38.76

117

Generalised anxiety (GAD-7)

9.03

6.17

208

7.87

5.66

85

10.71

6.49

123

Depression (PHQ-9)

11.93

7.26

209

10.40

6.91

87

14.08

7.19

122

Well-being (WEMWBS)

36.25

10.22

209

37.28

9.77

87

34.80

10.65

123

  1. BAPQ Broad autism phenotype questionnaire; CAT-Q Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire; GAD-7 Generalized anxiety disorder assessment-7; LSAS Liebowitz social anxiety scale; PHQ-9 Patient health questionnaire-9; WEMWBS Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale