Table 1 Demographic characteristics.

From: Atypical body movements during night in young children with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study

 

TD

ASD

P-value

Number of participants

17

17

 

Gender (male/female)

11/6

13/4

n.s.

Age in months, mean (range)

71.1 (61–79)

77.1 (60–98)

n.s.

School/preschool-age

7/10

10/7

n.s.

Usual sleep time reported by carers (SD)

9.45 (0.54) hours

9.51 (0.59) hours

n.s.

Usual sleep quality reported by carers (SD)*

5.0 (0.71)

5.0 (0.87)

n.s.

K-ABC Mental Processing Scale (SD)

102.8 (10.5)

93.9 (18.9)

n.s.

SRS total score (SD)

46.0 (5.73)

69.4 (10.46)

<0.0001

ADOS social communication total score (SD)

—

10 (3.58)

 

ADOS restricted and repetitive behaviours score (SD)

—

1.53 (0.94)

 

Vineland-II, MBS (SD)

15.4 (1.8)

19.5 (2.9)

<0.0001

ADHD-RS, total score (SD)

3.9 (4.1)

18.7 (8.7)

<0.0001

  1. *Carers subjectively rated their child’s sleep quality using the following six-point rating scale: 1 = very bad, 2 = bad, 3 = somewhat bad, 4 = somewhat good, 5 = good, and 6 = very good. K-ABC, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. SRS, Social Responsiveness Scale. ADOS, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Vineland-II, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales second edition. MBS, Maladaptive Behavior Scale. ADHD-RS, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder rating scale. The values indicate the mean values (range or standard deviation). n.s., not significant.
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