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Table 1 Clinical variables of 20 AS subjects and 10 controls. Values are given as mean ± SD

From: Insomnia is a frequent finding in adults with Asperger syndrome

 

AS

Controls

p

Females

6/20 (30%)

3/10 (30%)

 

Education college or more

16/20 (80%)

8/10 (80%)

 

Age

27.2 ± 7.3

26.5 ± 8.1

ns 1

BMI

22.6 ± 3.7

23.4 ± 3.1

ns 1

IQ total

111.6 ± 11.9

111.2 ± 10.4

ns 1

IQ verbal

110.5 ± 12.7

111.4 ± 11.4

ns 1

IQ performance

111.0 ± 11.8

109.4 ± 9.3

ns 1

BDI

8.50 ± 6.3

0.60 ± 1.1

<0.001 2

ASSQ

23.95 ± 12.9

1.30 ± 2.2

<0.001 2

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index, IQ = Intelligence Quotient, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, ASSQ = Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire 1 Students t-test 2 Mann-Whitney rank sum test ns = no statistically significant difference between AS subjects and controls
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BMC Psychiatry

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