Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics and dMRI quality between autistic adults (ASD) and neurotypical controls (NT)
From: Transcallosal white matter and cortical gray matter variations in autistic adults aged 30–73 years
ASD mean (± SD) | NT mean (± SD) | t/χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 47.21 (± 10.86) | 49.79 (± 12.01) | − 1.05 | 0.299 |
Range | 30–73 | 30–70 | – | – |
Sex (M/F)a | 25/18 | 23/20 | 0.19 | 0.664 |
Handedness (R/L/B)a/b | 39/3/1 | 39/4/0 | 1.14 | 0.565 |
Full-scale IQ | 107.44 (± 13.71) | 107.87 (± 11.02) | − 0.16 | 0.877 |
Verbal IQ | 107.72 (± 13.78) | 106.21 (± 11.23) | 0.54 | 0.589 |
Non-verbal IQ | 105.33 (± 13.90) | 107.90 (± 13.49) | − 0.85 | 0.399 |
ADOS-2 | 10.72 (± 3.31) | N/A | – | – |
RBS-R | 44.44 (± 26.88) | 3.28 (± 3.73) | 21.21 | < 0.001*** |
Total brain volume (cm3) | 1555.34 (± 161.11) | 1515.17 (± 146.34) | 1.21 | 0.230 |
Head motion (mm) | 1.13 (± 1.03) | 0.75 (± 0.50) | 2.17 | 0.034* |