Table 1 Baseline ASD+ participants - demographics characteristics by intervention arm
N (%) | All ASD+ (n = 113) | TAU (n = 66) | Intervention (n = 47) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age, years (mean, SD) | 34.6 (14.0) | 33.0 (14.0) | 36.9 (14.0) | 0.139 |
Gender, Male | 83 (73) | 89 (74) | 34 (72) | 0.821 |
Ethnic origin, White | 75 (66) | 44 (67) | 31 (66) | 0.937 |
Short Form Adaptive Behaviour Scale (SABS) (mean, SD) | 46.9 (22.2) | 46.6 (20.1) | 47.2 (22.6) | 0.900 |
Current accommodation | 0.008 | |||
 Residential | 41 (36) | 20 (30) | 21 (45) |  |
 Supported living | 37 (33) | 18 (27) | 19 (40) |  |
 Family home / Own house | 35 (31) | 28 (42) | 7 (15) |  |
Clinical | ||||
Mini PAS-ADD (n, %) (n = 241) | ||||
  Common mental disorder (CMD) | 52 (47) | 29 (45) | 23 (50) | 0.575 |
  Severe mental illness (SMI) | 20 (18) | 11 (17) | 9 (20) | 0.681 |
ABC (mean, SD) | ||||
  Total score | 70.7 (29.5) | 74.4 (30.1) | 65.5 (28.1) | 0.114 |
  Irritability | 21.1 (11.1) | 22.2 (10.9) | 19.6 (11.2) | 0.214 |
  Lethargy | 15.2 (9.2) | 16.5 (9.9) | 13.5 (7.9) | 0.088 |
  Stereotypy | 7.4 (5.2) | 7.6 (5.2) | 7.1 (5.3) | 0.654 |
  Hyperactivity | 21.9 (10.3) | 23.1 (10.7) | 20.3 (9.5) | 0.144 |
  Inappropriate speech | 5.1 (4.3) | 5.0 (4.4) | 5.1 (4.3) | 0.924 |
Psychotropic medications | ||||
  Any drug | 102 (90) | 60 (91) | 42 (89) | 0.7845 |
  Antipsychotics | 74 (65) | 42 (64) | 32 (68) | 0.6239 |
Physical health problems | ||||
  Any physical health problem | 78 (70) | 48 (75) | 30 (64) | 0.203 |
  Mobilitya (n = 78) | 17 (22) | 10 (21) | 7 (23) | 0.795 |
  Sensory | 15 (19) | 12 (25) | 3 (10) | 0.102 |
  Epilepsy | 27 (35) | 14 (29) | 13 (43) | 0.201 |
  Incontinence | 29 (37) | 17 (35) | 12 (40) | 0.684 |
  Other | 49 (63) | 32 (67) | 17 (57) | 0.374 |