Response of neural reward regions to food cues in autism spectrum disorders

Table 1 Participant characteristics of the final included sample, described as mean and (standard deviation)

Group	ADI-R	ADOS	Age	% Male	WASI FSIQ	BMI Percentile
ASD(n = 17)	A: 19.8 (5.57)B:	A: 8.76 (2.01)B:	12.76(2.46)	100%	111.56(12.99)	67.7(31.3)
	15.53 (3.65)C:	3.411 (1.06)C:
	6.35 (2.44)	1.88 (1.54)
TD(n = 18)	NA	NA	13.22(3.40)	94%	103.72(13.22)	63.6(23.1)
			t (33) = -.457P = .65	χ²(1) = .972P = .32	t(33) = 1.75P = .09	t(26) = .397P = .70

ADI-R, combined score on the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised; ADOS, combined score on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. (A: Reciprocal Social Interaction total score, B: Communication total score, C: Restricted, Repetitive, or Stereotyped Patterns of Behavior total score); WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence; BMI, Body mass index (weight in pounds*703/height in inches²), given as percentile for age

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