Research Article
Cognitive Skills of Young Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the BSID-III
Table 1
Overall Comparisons.
| Variable | Overall | Children with ASD | Children without ASD | -value* |
| | 147 | 54 | 93 | | Categorical variables (%) | | | | | āMale | 72.8% | 77.8% | 69.9% | .3004 | āInsured by Medicaid | 33.6% | 26.5% | 37.4% | .1995 | Continuous variables (Mean Ā± SD) | | | | | āAge (months) | 26.5 Ā± 5.4 | 27.6 Ā± 5.1 | 25.9 Ā± 5.6 | .0730 | āCognitive composite score | 87.5 Ā± 12.7 | 82.2 Ā± 12.4 | 90.1 Ā± 12.1 | .0006 | ā Language composite score | 76.3 Ā± 13.4 | 65.4 Ā± 10.7 | 81.6 Ā± 11.2 | <.0001 | ā Cognitive-DA | 22.1 Ā± 5.2 | 20.9 Ā± 4.3 | 22.7 Ā± 5.5 | .0579 | ā Receptive-DA | 17.5 Ā± 5.1 | 14.2 Ā± 4.6 | 19.1 Ā± 4.6 | <.0001 | ā Express-DA | 17.4 Ā± 5.2 | 14.3 Ā± 5.6 | 18.8 Ā± 5.9 | <.0001 |
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*Group comparisons were performed via chi-squared tests (categorical variables) and -tests (continuous outcomes). DA: developmental age equivalent.
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