Association of Sensory Processing and Eating Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Table 3

Results of multiple linear regression analysis: Association between number of problematic eating behaviors with sensory problems (adjusted for age, diagnosis, mental retardation, Attention Deficit Disorder & Hyperactivity: Autism versus PDD-NOS & Asperger Syndrome).

	ß (se)	P-value
Tactile sensitivity (definite)	2.50 (1.34)	0.066
Age (unit increase)	−0.53 (0.32)	0.099
Diagnosis (autism)	1.11 (1.34)	0.406
Mental retardation	1.56 (1.59)	0.330
Attention deficit disorder	−3.10 (2.55)	0.229
Hyperactivity	2.35 (2.60)	0.367
Taste/smell sensitivity (definite)	7.42 (1.08)	<0.001
Age (unit increase)	−0.27 (0.26)	0.318
Diagnosis (autism)	0.76 (1.08)	0.487
Mental retardation	0.78 (1.33)	0.561
Attention deficit disorder	−1.25 (2.11)	0.557
Hyperactivity	0.10 (2.17)	0.963
Movement sensitivity (definite)	1.96 (1.46)	0.182
Age (unit increase)	−0.59 (0.33)	0.074
Diagnosis (autism)	0.94 (1.32)	0.482
Mental retardation	1.75 (1.59)	0.276
Attention deficit disorder	−3.25 (2.57)	0.208
Hyperactivity	2.70 (2.62)	0.306
Underresponsive/seeks sensation (definite)	1.83 (1.40)	0.194
Age (unit increase)	−0.42 (0.33)	0.203
Diagnosis (autism)	0.90 (1.32)	0.499
Mental retardation	2.01 (1.58)	0.206
Attention deficit disorder	−3.33 (2.57)	0.199
Hyperactivity	2.22 (2.61)	0.397
Auditory filtering (definite)	3.12 (1.30)	0.019
Age (unit increase)	−0.50 (0.31)	0.114
Diagnosis (autism)	1.18 (1.30)	0.367
Mental retardation	1.34 (1.57)	0.397
Attention deficit disorder	−4.19 (2.56)	0.104
Hyperactivity	2.99 (2.57)	0.247
Low energy/weak (definite)	2.01 (1.29)	0.123
Age (unit increase)	−0.47 (0.32)	0.145
Diagnosis (autism)	0.88 (1.32)	0.506
Mental retardation	1.99 (1.57)	0.209
Attention deficit disorder	−3.41 (2.57)	0.188
Hyperactivity	2.91 (2.62)	0.270