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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 1019)

From: Neurodevelopmental domain characteristics and their association with core symptoms in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder in China: a nationwide multicenter study

Characteristic

ASD

Age (years), mean ± SD (range)

4.12 ± 1.17 (2 ~ 6.98)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

835(81.9)

 Female

184(18.1)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Han

950(93.2)

 Others

69(6.8)

Maternal education level, n (%)

 High school or below

489(48.0)

 College or above

530(52.0)

Paternal education level, n (%)

 High school or less

431(42.3)

 College or above

588(57.7)

  1. ASD autism spectrum disorder; SD standard deviation