Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Risperidone in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Naturalistic Clinical Setting at a University Hospital in Oman

Table 5

Association of the effectiveness of risperidone treatment in children with autism spectrum disorder receiving treatment for minimum of 12 months with baseline factors and side effect profile.

Variable		Effectiveness of treatment		Chi-square value
		Improved	Failure
Age (years)	<12	52	15	0.621
	≥12	23	5
Sex	Male	60	12	0.205
	Female	17	6
Family history	Yes	5	12	<0.001
	No	70	8
Impulsivity	Yes	31	6	0.356
	No	44	14
Somnolence	Yes	31	10	0.487
	No	44	10
Extra pyramidal symptoms	Yes	8	0	0.127
	No	67	20
Hyperprolactinemia	Yes	7	2	0.928
	No	68	18

Bold indicates that value of is considered statistically significant.