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Table 1 Behavioral characteristics of participants included in analyses

From: Lateralization of ERPs to speech and handedness in the early development of Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

Group

 

LRC

HRA

ASD

LRC vs. HRA vs. ASDa

Total N

73

67

23

 

Male/female

35:38

32:35

16:7

 

ADOS severity scores

 18 months (N)

65

62

19

 

  Mean (SD)

1.40 (0.9)

2.11 (1.7)

3.42 (2.7)

***

 24 months (N)

69

65

21

 

  Mean (SD)

1.64 (0.8)

2.09 (1.4)

5.24 (2.4)

***

 36 months (N)

68

58

20

 

  Mean (SD)

1.43 (1.2)

1.55 (1.1)

5.45 (1.6)

***

MSEL T scores

12 months (N)

73

66

22

 

 Fine Motor

59.60 (8.9)

60.64 (9.5)

57.77 (10.5)

n.s.

 Visual Reception

56.88 (8.8)

54.68 (8.7)

51.14 (7.0)

*

 Receptive Language

45.29 (7.6)

44.74 (8.2)

40.18 (8.6)

*

 Expressive Language

49.79(8.5)

46.14 (7.8)

44.05 (11.0)

**

18 months (N)

67

64

19

 

 Fine Motor

52.72 (6.7)

53.25 (7.6)

48.68 (6.7)

*

 Visual Reception

52.12 (8.7)

50.39 (7.7)

44.62 (10.0)

**

 Receptive Language

54.15 (14.1)

47.08 (14.6)

41.42 (17.7)

**

 Expressive Language

50.43 (6.8)

49.77 (11.0)

45.32 (12.2)

n.s.

24 months (N)

71

61

23

 

 Fine Motor

53.75 (10.6)

51.41 (8.4)

47.09 (10.3)

*

 Visual Reception

56.75 (10.9)

54.92 (9.5)

49.83 (12.0)

*

 Receptive Language

58.82 (7.8)

54.55 (8.9)

46.09 (17.0)

***

 Expressive Language

56.65 (9.8)

53.41 (9.9)

49.78 (12.8)

**

36 months (N)

68

55

18

 

 Fine Motor

55.16 (14.1)

49.18 (13.5)

40.53 (10.5)

***

 Visual Reception

62.66 (11.1)

57.40 (10.9)

51.24 (12.1)

***

 Receptive Language

57.87 (8.1)

54.02 (10.1)

46.11 (11.6)

***

 Expressive Language

60.94 (7.1)

55.47 (8.9)

48.22 (9.1)

***

  1. aOne-way ANOVAs for comparisons of MSEL T test scores, Kruskal-Wallis tests for comparison of ADOS severity scores
  2. *** <0.001, ** < 0.01, * < 0.05