Table 2 Comparison of Sleep symptoms between the TD and the ASD group
From: Sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder: a multicenter survey
Variable | Prevalence, N (%) | χ2 | p | The Score of CSHQ, Mean ± SD/ Median(P5-P95) | Z | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TD (1158) | ASD (1310) | TD (1158) | ASD (1310) | |||||
Bedtime Resistance | 184 (15.9) | 336 (25.6) | 35.203 | <0.001 | 9 (7–13) | 9 (8–14) | −6.731 | <0.001 |
Sleep Onset Delay | 148 (12.8) | 235 (17.9) | 12.475 | <0.001 | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | −7.655 | <0.001 |
Sleep Duration | 69 (6) | 123 (9.4) | 10.084 | <0.001 | 3 (3–6) | 3 (3–7) | −6.267 | <0.001 |
Sleep Anxiety | 182 (15.7) | 298 (22.7) | 19.397 | <0.001 | 6 (5–8) | 6 (5–9) | −3.288 | 0.001 |
Night Waking | 17 (1.5) | 65 (5) | 23.358 | <0.001 | 3 (3–5) | 3 (3–5.45) | −3.879 | <0.001 |
Parasomnia | 46 (4) | 97 (7.4) | 13.265 | <0.001 | 8 (7–10) | 8 (7–12) | −0.349 | 0.727 |
Sleep Disordered Breathing | 15 (1.3) | 69 (5.3) | 29.493 | <0.001 | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–5) | −3.762 | <0.001 |
Daytime Sleepiness | 69 (6) | 193 (14.7) | 49.87 | <0.001 | 10 (8–17) | 11 (8–19) | −5.16 | <0.001 |
A total score of CSHQ | 591 (51) | 883 (67.4) | 68.462 | <0.001 | 41 (36–51) | 43 (36–58) | −9.688 | <0.001 |