The effect of epilepsy on autistic symptom severity assessed by the social responsiveness scale in children with autism spectrum disorder

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of ASD + E and ASD-only participants

	ASD-only (N = 44)	ASD + E (N = 22)	p value
Age^a (years)	8.273 ± 4.326	10.227 ± 5.814	0.172
Gender^b
Male	43 (97.7 %)	21 (95.5 %)	>0.999
Female	1 (2.3 %)	1 (4.5 %)	>0.999
FSIQ^a	62.318 ± 17.095	55.455 ± 18.397	0.139
VIQ^a	67.80 ± 22.130	58.68 ± 21.007	0.114
PIQ^a	62.73 ± 15.813	58.27 ± 16.799	0.295
Intellectual disability based on FSIQ^b
Non-intellectual disability IQ >70	12 (27.3 %)	5 (22.7 %)	0.102
Mild intellectual disability IQ 50–70	20 (45.5 %)	6 (27.3 %)
Moderate-severe intellectual disability IQ <50	12 (27.3 %)	11 (50.0 %)
Gestation age (weeks)^b
≤31	1 (2.3 %)	0 (0 %)	0.386
32–36	8 (18.2 %)	2 (9.1 %)
37–41	35 (79.5 %)	54 (81.8 %)
≥42	0 (0 %)	1 (4.5 %)
Birth weight (g)^b
1500–2499	2 (4.5 %)	1 (4.5 %)	0.072
2500–3999	41 (93.2 %)	17 (77.3 %)
4000–4499	1 (2.3 %)	4 (18.2 %)
Obstetrics complication^b
No	38 (86.4 %)	17 (77.3 %)	0.485
Yes	6 (13.6 %)	5 (22.7 %)	0.485
Antipsychotic medication^b
No	25 (56.8 %)	8 (36.4 %)	0.191
Yes	19 (43.2 %)	14 (63.6 %)	0.191