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

Table 3 Correlation of tic severity with clinical variables

	Pearson coefficient	p-value	N
Age, years	0.154	< 0.001**	679
FSIQ	0.152	0.034*	195
K-Leiter-R	0.028	0.586	369
VABS-2	− 0.066	0.096	632
SRS-2 SCI T score	0.173	< 0.001**	663
SRS-2 RRB T score	0.248	< 0.001**	668
SRS-2 total T score	0.194	< 0.001**	663
CBCL anxiety/depression	0.206	< 0.001**	667
CBCL withdrawn/depression	0.139	< 0.001**	663
CBCL somatic complaints	0.202	< 0.001**	661
CBCL delinquent behaviors	0.157	0.001*	478
CBCL aggressive behaviors	0.236	< 0.001**	667
CBCL internalizing behaviors	0.224	< 0.001**	667
CBCL externalizing behaviors	0.199	< 0.001**	667
YBOCS obsession	0.178	< 0.001**	609
YBOCS compulsion	0.200	< 0.001**	607
YBOCS total	0.195	< 0.001**	609

FSIQ: full-scale intelligence quotient; VABS-2: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales; SRS-2: Social Responsiveness Scale; CI: Social Communication Index; RRB: Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behavior; CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist; YBOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001

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