Table 7 Group comparisons of repetitive behaviour between individuals with Cornelia de Lange syndrome reported to show presence or absence of anxiety symptomatology
From: Divergent presentation of anxiety in high-risk groups within the intellectual disability population
Median (interquartile range) | t/U | df | p-value | Effect sizea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptomatology present | Symptomatology not present | |||||
Stereotyped behaviour | ||||||
Agoraphobia | 4.00 (0.00–8.00) | 3.50 (0.00–6.00) | 241.00 | .449 | .110 | |
Separation anxiety | 7.00 (3.00–11.00) | 3.00 (0.00–6.00) | 157.50 | .053 | .347 | |
Social anxiety | 2.00 (0.00–8.00) | 4.00 (1.50–7.25) | 242.50 | .481 | .103 | |
Specific phobias | 4.00 (0.00–8.00) | 3.50 (0.00–4.00) | 171.50 | .340 | .139 | |
Generalised anxiety | 2.00 (0.00–7.50) | 4.00 (1.50–8.00) | 234.00 | .396 | .124 | |
Compulsive behaviour | ||||||
Agoraphobia | 7.00 (2.00–13.00) | 5.00 (.00–11.50) | − 1.162 | 45 | .251 | .339 |
Separation anxiety | 11.00 (6.00–19.00) | 4.00 (.00–12.00) | − 2.650 | 44 | .011* | .777 |
Social anxiety | 5.00 (1.50–12.50) | 10.00 (.75–13.00) | .232 | 45 | .818 | .069 |
Specific phobias | 7.00 (2.00–13.00) | 4.50 (0.00–12.50) | − .892 | 45 | .377 | .311 |
Generalised anxiety | 8.00 (1.50–13.00) | 4.50 (0.75–11.25) | 227.00 | .322 | .144 | |
Restricted preferences | ||||||
Agoraphobia | 5.00 (3.75–10.25) | 4.00 (1.00–7.00) | 99.50 | .034* | .181 | |
Separation anxiety | 5.00 (4.00–10.50) | 5.00 (3.00–7.00) | − 1.481 | 34 | .148 | .541 |
Social anxiety | 5.00 (1.50–12.50) | 6.00 (1.50–9.50) | 154.50 | .841 | .117 | |
Specific phobias | 5.00 (3.00–7.50) | 4.00 (1.50–10.75) | − .895 | 45 | .377 | .332 |
Generalised anxiety | 5.00 (3.00–10.50) | 4.00 (3.25–6.75) | − 1.281 | 33.41 | .195 | .429 |
Repetitive language | ||||||
Agoraphobia | 5.00 (1.75–8.00) | 4.00 (0.00–7.00) | 107.00 | .058 | .082 | |
Separation anxiety | 4.00 (2.50–10.50) | 4.00 (0.00–7.00) | 82.50 | .089 | .196 | |
Social anxiety | 4.00 (1.00–6.00) | 6.00 (0.00–8.00) | 153.00 | .799 | .084 | |
Specific phobias | 4.00 (2.00–8.00) | 0.50 (0.00–7.50) | 63.50 | .013* | .238 | |
Generalised anxiety | 4.00 (1.50–8.00) | 4.00 (0.25–7.75) | 138.50 | .330 | .034 | |
Insistence on Sameness | ||||||
Agoraphobia | 4.00 (.00–6.00) | 3.00 (0.00–5.00) | − .509 | 44 | .613 | .152 |
Separation anxiety | 4.50 (1.50–7.25) | 3.00 (0.00–5.00) | 196.50 | .487 | .139 | |
Social anxiety | 4.00 (0.50–6.00) | 3.00 (0.00–4.50) | 223.50 | .382 | .129 | |
Specific phobias | 4.00 (0.75–6.25) | 2.00 (0.00–4.00) | 144.00 | .127 | .225 | |
Generalised anxiety | 4.00 (1.00–7.00) | 2.00 (0.00–7.75) | 200.50 | .165 | .205 | |