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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Abnormalities in gamma-band responses to language stimuli in first-degree relatives of children with autism spectrum disorder: an MEG study

 

Group

Measure

pASD

control

Age (mean years ± SD)

38.70 ± 6.29

35.84 ± 10.00

Gender (% male)

34.8%

42.9%

Ethnicity

  

 % Caucasian

91.3%

96.4%

 % African American

8.7%

3.6%

Handedness scorea

.79 ± .36

.68 ± .49

SES (Hollingshead)b

50.63 ± 9.49

50.07 ± 8.51

Child SCQ score (pASD only)

21.96 ± 4.09

 
  1. pASD = parent of a child with ASD; SCQ = Social Communication Questionnaire.
  2. aHandedness score from the Annett handedness questionnaire, in which +1 is completely right handed and −1 is completely left-handed.
  3. bSES = Socioeconomic status, as assessed with the Hollingshead Four-Factor Index of Social Status.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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