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Table 1 Demographic data and task performance

From: An fMRI study of facial emotion processing in children and adolescents with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

 

22q11DS

Control

p value

 

n = 14

n = 14 (9)

 

Age range (mean ± SD)

9–17 (13 ± 2)

8–17 (13 ± 3)

0.942

Sex: M/F

7/7

9(5)/5(4)

 

FSIQ (WISC-III)

66 ± 7

114 ± 16

0.000**

PIQ (WISC-III)

67 ± 8

108 ± 19

0.000**

VIQ (WISC-III)

70 ± 12

111 ± 16

0.000**

ASQ

n = 12

n = 8

 
 

6 ± 4

2 ± 3

0.048*

ADHD index

n = 11

n = 9

 
 

60 ± 10

48 ± 5

0.039*

SDQ

n = 11

n = 9

 

Total difficulties

13.9 ± 7.1

6.2 ± 4.1

0.011*

Emotional symptoms

3.6 ± 3.3

0.7 ± 0.7

0.117*

Conduct problems

2.1 ± 1.6

1.6 ± 1.6

0.471

Hyperactivity

5.2 ± 3.3

3.2 ± 2.9

0.182

Peer problems

3 ± 2.7

0.8 ± 1.4

0.040*

Prosocial behavioura

7.9 ± 1.6

8.6 ± 1.4

0.354

Gender discrimination task

   

Fear accuracy

73 ± 20

83 ± 17

0.15

Fear response time

771 ± 212

842 ± 109

0.279

Disgust accuracy

81 ± 9

83 ± 17

0.606

Disgust response time

883 ± 139

840 ± 126

0.408

  1. Accuracy and response time for the gender discrimination task for 22q11DS group and the controls. ADHD index which is a subscale of the ‘Conners Rating Scales’ (CRS).
  2. FSIQ full scale IQ, PIQ performance IQ, VIQ verbal IQ, ASQ Autism Screening Questionnaire, SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
  3. *Significant at a trend level p < 0.05; **significant at p < 0.001; areverse scale.
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Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

ISSN: 1866-1955

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