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Table 4 Categorical data and cut-off scores across SAS developmental sub-groups.

From: The behavioural phenotype of SATB2-associated syndrome: a within-group and cross-syndrome analysis

Questionnaire measures

Developmental sub-group

Comparative analysis

Pre-school

(PS; n = 30)

School-age

(SA; n = 35)

Adolescents & adults

(AA; n = 16)

Statistica

p value

 Behavioural characteristics

  CBQ self-injury; n (%)

12 (40.0)

14 (40.0)

8 (50.0)

.527

.802

  CBQ hit self with bodyb; n (%)

9 (75.0)

7 (50.0)

4 (50.0)

-

.410

  CBQ hit self against objectb; n (%)

8 (66.7)

3 (21.4)

2 (25.0)

-

.058

  CBQ hit self with objectb; n (%)

2 (16.7)

0 (00.0)

2 (25.0)

-

.143

  CBQ bites selfb; n (%)

5 (41.7)

8 (57.1)

6 (75.0)

-

.377

  CBQ pulls selfb; n (%)

5 (41.7)

5 (35.7)

3 (37.5)

-

1.000

  CBQ rubs/scratches selfb; n (%)

3 (25.0)

6 (42.9)

3 (37.5)

-

.661

  CBQ inserts objectsb; n (%)

2 (16.7)

2 (14.3)

2 (25.0)

-

.857

  CBQ aggressionc; n (%)

21 (70.0)

26 (74.3)

14 (87.5)

3.113

.253

  CBQ property destructionc; n (%)

9 (30.0)

19 (54.3)

11 (68.8)

8.526

.013

 Autism characteristics d

  SCQ cut-off score ≥ 15; n (%)

7 (35.0)

19 (54.3)

11 (68.8)

4.188

.130

  SCQ cut-off score ≥ 22; n (%)

4 (20.0)

10 (26.6)

3 (18.8)

-

.767

 Emotional characteristics

  ADAMS depressed mood cut-off score ≥ 9; n (%)

3 (10.0)

5 (14.3)

3 (18.8)

-

.772

  ADAMS general anxiety cut-off score ≥ 10; n (%)

4 (13.3)

8 (22.9)

2 (12.5)

-

.553

 Caregiver well-being

  HADS anxiety cut-off score ≥ 8; n (%)

23 (76.7)

22 (62.9)

10 (62.5)

1.680

.435

  HADS depression cut-off score ≥ 8; n (%)

11 (36.7)

11 (31.4)

3 (18.8)

-

.495