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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with ASD and TD controls

From: Visual and somatosensory feedback mechanisms of precision manual motor control in autism spectrum disorder

 

ASD

TD

 

N

Ratio

 

N

Ratio

 

χ2

Sex

43

32M:11F

–

23

11M:12F

–

12.19*

Handedness

43

6L:37R

–

23

2L:21R

–

1.50

 

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

t

Age

43

13.90

2.59

23

14.99

3.23

−1.39

ADOS-CSS

43

6.21

2.11

–

–

–

–

VIQ

40

96.15

19.06

23

107.70

10.33

−3.12*

PIQ

41

101.22

16.26

23

111.65

12.37

−2.88*

SP-2: visual

29

15.41

5.29

–

–

–

–

SP-2: movement

29

18.41

6.17

–

–

–

–

Adolescent/adult SP: visual

11

25.36

5.84

–

–

–

–

Adolescent/adult SP: movement

11

18.82

5.12

–

–

–

–

BOT-2: fine motor control

40

42.9

10.51

–

–

–

–

MVC

43

51.58

20.12

23

64.81

33.09

−1.75*

  1. ASD autism spectrum disorder, TD typical development, ADOS-CSS Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Composite Severity Score, VIQ verbal IQ, PIQ Perceptual (non-verbal) IQ, SP(-2) Sensory Profile (Second Edition), BOT-2 Bruininks-Osteresky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition, N sample Size, SD standard deviation, MVC maximum voluntary contraction
  2. *p < .05