Table 1 Comparison of general information among three groups *
Children with ASD (N = 459) | Children with other disability (N = 418) | Typically developing children (N = 424) | F(2, 1300)/ χ 2 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean or N | SD or % | Mean or N | SD or % | Mean or N | SD or % | |||
Age of children, years, Mean (SD) | 4.32 | 1.085 | 4.31 | 0.998 | 4.29 | 0.973 | 0.118 | 0.889 |
Composition of children | ||||||||
Boy, N (%) | 399 | 86.9 | 295 | 70.6 | 228 | 53.8 | 117.377 | <0.001 |
Girl, N (%) | 60 | 13.1 | 123 | 29.4 | 196 | 46.2 | ||
Age of parents, years, Mean (SD) | ||||||||
Father | 34.15 | 4.04 | 34.64 | 4.16 | 34.36 | 4.85 | 1.367 | 0.255 |
Mother | 32.37 | 3.44 | 32.34 | 3.87 | 31.88 | 4.37 | 2.114 | 0.121 |
Education of father, N (%) | ||||||||
Lower than high school | 56 | 12.2 | 66 | 15.8 | 74 | 17.5 | 7.013 | 0.135 |
High school or equivalent | 74 | 16.1 | 79 | 18.9 | 69 | 16.3 | ||
Higher than high school | 329 | 71.7 | 273 | 65.3 | 281 | 66.3 | ||
Education of mother, N (%) | ||||||||
Lower than high school | 70 | 15.3 | 76 | 18.2 | 89 | 21.0 | 5.623 | 0.229 |
High school or equivalent | 103 | 22.4 | 82 | 19.6 | 88 | 20.8 | ||
Higher than high school | 286 | 62.3 | 260 | 62.2 | 247 | 58.3 | ||