Table 5 Best fitting growth curve models for behavioral functioning measures
From: Autism through midlife: trajectories of symptoms, behavioral functioning, and health
| Â | 5A. Activities of Daily Living (W-ADL) | 5B. Maladaptive Behavior (SIB-R total score) | 5C. Time Spent with Friends/Neighbors |
|---|---|---|---|
Best fitting Model | Model 4 | Model 2 | Model 2 |
Fixed Effects | |||
 T1 age | .08 (.04)* | -.04 (.05) | .01 (.01) |
 Sex (Female = 1) | -.62 (.62) | 1.74 (.88)* | .26 (.12)* |
 ID (ID = 1) | -4.67 (.84)*** | 5.98 (.88)*** | -.64 (.12)*** |
 Age | .58 (.06)*** | -.67 (.07)*** | .03 (.01)** |
 Age-squared | -.011 (.001)*** | .009 (.002)*** | -.001 (.000)* |
 Age x ID | -.45 (.07)*** | – | – |
 Age-sq x ID | .007 (.002)** | – | – |
 Constant | 20.7 (.71)*** | 116.0 (1.1)*** | 1.40 (.13)*** |
Random Effectsa | |||
 Var. (Age) | .034 [.024, .048] | .161 [.120, .216] | .002 [.001, .003] |
 Var. (intercept) | 26.0 [20.7, 32.7] | 114.4 [93.2, 140.5] | 1.14 [.832, 1.56] |
 Cov. (Age, intercept) | -.259 [-.475, -.043] | -3.38 [-4.34, -2.42] | -.024 [-.040, -.009] |
 Var. (Level-1 residual) | 6.17 [5.66, 6.74] | 33.6 [31.4, 36.0] | .979 [.912, 1.05] |