Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic and clinical symptoms in study participants (N = 92). Welch two-sample t-tests were performed to evaluate group differences based on self-reported depression diagnoses

Age

28.16 (7.88)

18.17–45.78

26.80 (9.89)

18.10–56.83

t = 1.08, p = 0.281

Sex

15 males

22 females

34 males

21 females

t = 2.20, p = 0.030

IQ

106.60 (18.78)

67–150

104.60 (17.79)

63–140

t = 0.82, p = 0.417

Income

4.81 (3.00)

1–9

5.36 (2.93)

1–9

t = -0.88, p = 0.384

Education

6.89 (1.33)

3–9

6.95 (1.27)

5–9

t = -0.19, p = 0.847

ADOS total

14.54 (3.32)

9–24

15.18 (4.86)

7–26

t = -0.99, p = 0.325

ADOS

Social

8.27 (1.71)

4–13

8.35 (2.64)

4–16

t = -0.43, p = 0.669

BAPQ

4.27 (0.70)

2.67–5.25

3.57 (0.61)

1.56–4.69

t = 5.03, p < 0.0001

Zung self-rated depression scale

51.32 (9.72)

35–70

43.56 (7.02)

31–60

t = 4.60, p < 0.0001