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Table 4 Medical complaints and familial factors of the four subgroups at T0

From: Can biological components predict short-term evolution in Autism Spectrum Disorders? A proof-of-concept study

 

CS (N = 24)

ID (N = 31)

ND (N = 9)

SB (N = 28)

 
 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

p

EEG abnormalities

3/24 (12.5 %)

2/31 (6.5 %)

2/9 (22.2 %)

2/28 (7.1 %)

=0.495

History of gastrointestinal disorders

13/24 (54.2 %)

18/31 (58.1 %)

5/9 (55.6 %)

7/28 (25.0 %)

<0.05

History of allergies

14/24 (58.3 %)

15/31 (48.4 %)

1/9 (11.1 %)

6/28 (21.4 %)

<0.01

History of sleep disorders

12/24 (50.0 %)

9/31 (29.0 %)

3/9 (33.3 %)

3/28 (10.7 %)

<0.05

Prenatal, perinatak or postnatal complications

8/24 (33.3 %)

25/31 (80.6 %)

4/9 (44.4 %)

8/28 (28.6 %)

<0.001

Macrocrania

1/24 (4.2 %)

7/31 (22.6 %)

3/9 (33.3 %)

4/28 (14.3 %)

=0.107

History of regression

8/24 (33.3 %)

5/31 (16.1 %)

4/9 (44.4 %)

6/28 (21.4 %)

=0.243

Family history of psycho-neurological disorders

16/24 (66.7 %)

17/31 (54.8 %)

3/9 (33.3 %)

16/28 (57.1 %)

=0.399

Family history of tumors

3/24 (12.5 %)

5/31 (16.1 %)

2/9 (22.2 %)

3/28 (10.7 %)

=0.817

  1. CS Circadian and sensory dysfunction subgroup, ID Immune dysfunction subgroup, ND Neurodevelopmental delay subgroup, SB Stereotypic behaviour subgroup; Statistically significant results are in bold