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Table 5 Comparison of the ABC, SRS, CARS, CWB scores in ASD children with various neurodevelopmental levels

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

 

No DD

(n = 322)

Mild DD

(n = 333)

Moderate and below DD

(n = 364)

H/F

p-value

ABC

39 (25,55)

50 (37,66.5)*

59 (40,71)*#

378.839

< 0.001

SRS

81 (65,97)

93 (78,109.2) *

96 (82,112)*#

360.469

< 0.001

CARS

28 (25,32)

33 (29,37)*

35 (31,41)*#

972.986

< 0.001

CWB

33 (17,49)

42 (28,58)*

52 (34,66)*#

401.315

< 0.001

  1. * = statistical difference when compared vs. children with ASD of normal neurodevelopmental level (p < 0.001); # = statistical difference when compared vs. children with ASD and a mild developmental delay (p < 0.001)
  2. The distributions of the ABC, CARS, SRS, and CWB scores in the three groups were skewed, so the Kruskal-Wallis test was used
  3. ABC Autism Behavior Checklist; SRS Social Responsiveness Scale; CARS Childhood Autism Rating Scale; CWB Communication warning behavior; ASD autism spectrum disorder; DD developmental delay