Research Article
Efficiency of a Small Size Screening Instrument in Identifying Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Large Population of Twins
Table 2
Descriptive characteristics for respondents.
| | Number (%) | Mean total screening score (SD) | 95% CI | Mean age (SD) | 95% CI |
| | Noncase sample | | | | | | | All children | 16,679 (100%) | 0.79 (1.40) | (0.76–0.81) | 8.29 (3.60) | (8.21–8.37) | | Girls | 8,270 (49.6) | 0.68 (1.24) | (0.65–0.71) | 8.33 (3.62) | (8.23–8.43) | | Boys | 8,409 (50.4) | 0.89 (1.53) | (0.85–0.93) | 8.24 (3.59) | (8.15–8.35) |
| | Case sample | | | | | | | All children | 108 (100%) | 4.25 (2.89) | (3.63–4.87) | 8.38 (3.38) | (7.65–9.10) | | Girls | 29 (26.8%) | 4.21 (3.46) | (2.60–5.81) | 8.94 (3.72) | (7.18–10.71) | | Boys | 79 (73.2%) | 4.27 (2.68) | (3.62–4.91) | 8.17 (3.25) | (7.39–8.94) |
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