EEG hyper-connectivity in high-risk infants is associated with later autism

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample

	LR	HR-no-ASD	HR-ASD
Number of male/female	12/14	3/15**	7/3
Age at EEG, in months	14.7 (1.2)	14.3 (1.7)	14.4 (1.3)
Age at diagnostic assessment, in months		37.5 (4.8)	38.6 (2.0)
Mullen Early Learning Composite, 14 months^a	104 (17)**	100 (12)*	86 (15)
Mullen Early Learning Composite, 36 months^a	115 (14)*	110 (18)	100 (27)

Notes: Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) are given for the ages and the Mullen ELC; difference between HR-ASD and comparison groups: *P <0.05, **P <0.01.
^aMullen was available for all but 1 of 26 LR infants at 14 months and 1 of 10 HR-ASD children at 36 months.

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