Research Article
Autistic, Aberrant, and Food-Related Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Effects of Age and Genotype
Table 2
ABC-J total scores and subscores in the groups and comparison of the two age groups.
| | Total | DEL | mUPD | value | | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Adolescents () | Young adults () | Total | DEL | mUPD | | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) | (Q1; Q3) |
| | Total score | 18.5 (7; 30.75) | 35.0 (19.5; 74.5) | 18.5 (6.75; 32) | 27 (17; 64) | 16.5 (6.5; 32.5) | 77 (40.5; 91.25) | 0.004 | 0.063 | 0.007 | | Subscore | | Irritability and agitation | 5 (2.25; 10.5) | 13.0 (7.00; 25.50) | 5 (2.75; 11) | 11 (6; 25) | 5 (1.5; 11.5) | 21 (9.5; 29) | 0.004 | 0.038 | 0.031 | | Lethargy and social withdrawal | 3 (1; 7.25) | 7 (2.00; 16) | 2.5 (0.75; 6) | 5 (2; 10) | 4.5 (9.75) | 19 (11; 22.75) | 0.032 | 0.161 | 0.011 | | Stereotypic behavior | 0 (0; 1.75) | 1 (0; 5) | 0 (0; 2) | 0 (0; 3) | 0 (0; 1.25) | 7 (1; 9) | 0.038 | 0.314 | 0.011 | | Hyperactivity and noncompliance | 2 (1; 7) | 8 (3; 17) | 3.5 (1; 7.5) | 7 (3; 14) | 1.5 (0.75; 7.75) | 19 (8; 21) | 0.004 | 0.098 | 0.003 | | Inappropriate speech | 4 (2; 5) | 5 (1.5; 7) | 3.5 (1.75; 5) | 4 (1; 7) | 4 (2; 5.25) | 6 (4; 7.5) | 0.183 | 0.397 | 0.147 |
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Q1: 1st quartile; Q3: 3rd quartile. values from the Mann–Whitney U test. . .
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