Table 1

Clinical variables of 20 AS subjects and 10 controls. Values are given as mean ± SD


AS
Controls
p

Females
6/20 (30%)
3/10 (30%)

Education college or more
16/20 (80%)
8/10 (80%)

Age
27.2 ± 7.3
26.5 ± 8.1
ns 1
BMI
22.6 ± 3.7
23.4 ± 3.1
ns 1
IQ total
111.6 ± 11.9
111.2 ± 10.4
ns 1
IQ verbal
110.5 ± 12.7
111.4 ± 11.4
ns 1
IQ performance
111.0 ± 11.8
109.4 ± 9.3
ns 1
BDI
8.50 ± 6.3
0.60 ± 1.1
<0.001 2
ASSQ
23.95 ± 12.9
1.30 ± 2.2
<0.001 2

BMI = Body Mass Index, IQ = Intelligence Quotient, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, ASSQ = Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire 1 Students t-test 2 Mann-Whitney rank sum test ns = no statistically significant difference between AS subjects and controls

Tani et al. BMC Psychiatry 2003 3:12   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-3-12