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Table 1 Descriptive and demographic statistics stratified by diagnosis

From: The intersection and developmental trajectory of morning cortisol and testosterone in autistic and neurotypical youth

 

TD

ASD

Overall

p-value

(N = 105)

(N = 140)

(N = 245)

 

Age (Year 1)

10.58 11.67 12.67

10.50 11.25 12.25

10.58 11.33 12.33

0.0811

Age (Year 2)

11.76 12.74 13.82

11.70 12.46 13.52

11.73 12.65 13.62

0.2451

Age (Year 3)

12.75 13.68 14.79

12.68 13.37 14.43

12.74 13.53 14.51

0.1831

Age (Year 4)

13.75 14.59 15.56

13.75 14.42 15.40

13.74 14.48 15.48

0.5491

Change in Age (Y1 – Y4)

3.13 3.18 3.27

3.14 3.18 3.30

3.13 3.18 3.28

0.4911

Sex

   

0.0032

 Male

0.56   59/105

0.74  104/140

0.67  163/245

 

 Female

0.44   46/105

0.26   36/140

0.33   82/245

 

Ethnicity

   

0.3322

 Not Hispanic

0.95   100/105

0.92  129/140

0.93  229/245

 

 Hispanic

0.05   5/105

0.08   11/140

0.07   16/245

 

Race

   

0.0023

 Caucasian

0.86   90/105

0.81  114/140

0.83  204/245

 

 African American

0.02   2/105

0.12   17/140

0.08   19/245

 

 American Indian

0.00   0/105

0.00   0/140

0.00   0/245

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

0.00   0/105

0.01   1/140

0.00   1/245

 

 Biracial

0.12   13/105

0.06   8/140

0.09   21/245

 

BMI (Percentile, Year 1)

30.00 53.00 87.00

39.25 69.00 95.75

34.00 63.00 93.00

0.0141

GB Development (Year 1)

1.00 2.00 3.00

1.00 2.00 3.00

1.00 2.00 3.00

0.8351

GB Development (Year 2)

2.00 2.00 4.00

2.00 3.00 4.00

2.00 3.00 4.00

0.2501

GB Development (Year 3)

2.00 4.00 5.00

3.00 4.00 5.00

3.00 4.00 5.00

0.8241

GB Development (Year 4)

4.00 4.00 5.00

4.00 5.00 5.00

4.00 5.00 5.00

0.5331

GB Development (Y1-Y4)

2.00 2.00 3.00

1.00 2.00 3.00

1.00 2.00 3.00

0.1051

Cortisol (Year 1)

6.90 9.09 12.16

6.11 8.02 10.92

6.39 8.55 11.41

0.0561

Cortisol (Year 4)

6.55 9.03 12.32

6.14 8.66 10.94

6.40 8.81 11.37

0.2701

Testosterone (Year 1)

0.00 0.00 0.01

0.00 0.01 0.03

0.00 0.01 0.02

0.1831

Testosterone (Year 4)

0.02 0.07 0.13

0.03 0.10 0.17

0.02 0.09 0.15

0.2021

  1. Note 1 Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, 2 Chi-Square Test of Homogeneity, 3 Fisher’s Exact Test; Q1 Median Q3; Cortisol, nmol/L; Testosterone, ng/mL
  2. GB, Genital/Breast