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Table 2 Between-group comparison of clinical characteristics according to the presence of tic symptoms

From: Clinical characteristics of comorbid tic disorders in autism spectrum disorder: exploratory analysis

 

Total

ASD only

ASD + tic

p-value†

p-value‡

SRS-2 SCI T score

74.11 \(\pm\) 11.04

73.21 \(\pm\) 10.97

78.02 \(\pm\) 10.51

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

SRS-2 RRB T score

68.41 \(\pm\) 11.89

67.10 \(\pm\) 11.59

74.16 \(\pm\) 11.54

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

SRS-2 total T score

73.49 \(\pm\) 11.10

72.48 \(\pm\) 10.98

77.89 \(\pm\) 10.55

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

CBCL anxiety/depression

59.11 \(\pm\) 9.25

58.14 \(\pm 8.74\)

63.35 \(\pm 10.20\)

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

CBCL withdrawn/depression

65.06 \(\pm\) 9.10

64.39 \(\pm\) 8.68

67.94 \(\pm\) 10.26

 < 0.001**

 < 0.001**

CBCL somatic complaints

55.30 \(\pm 6.78\)

54.61 \(\pm\) 6.35

58.26 \(\pm\) 7.77

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

CBCL delinquent behaviors

61.05 \(\pm\) 6.26

60.51 \(\pm\) 6.22

62.97 \(\pm\) 6.05

0.001*

0.001*

CBCL aggressive behaviors

59.99 \(\pm\) 8.85

59.06 \(\pm\) 8.49

64.05 \(\pm\) 9.25

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

CBCL internalizing behaviors

60.85 \(\pm\) 10.41

59.63 \(\pm\) 9.92

66.16 \(\pm\) 10.78

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

CBCL externalizing behaviors

60.89 \(\pm\) 10.63

59.87 \(\pm\) 10.31

65.36 \(\pm\) 10.92

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

YBOCS obsession

3.22 \(\pm\) 4.52

2.85 \(\pm\) 4.16

4.97 \(\pm\) 5.63

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

YBOCS compulsion

3.17 \(\pm\) 4.45

2.78 \(\pm\) 4.04

5.00 \(\pm\) 5.70

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

YBOCS total

6.38 \(\pm\) 8.71

5.62 \(\pm\) 7.97

9.97 \(\pm\) 10.95

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

  1. ASD: autism spectrum disorder; SRS-2: Social Responsiveness Scale; SCI: Social Communication Index; RRB: Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behavior; CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist; YBOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001
  3. †Mann–Whitney U test
  4. ‡Quede’s rank of covariance, adjusted for age