| Variable |
Group |
Comparison |
| Variables: mean (SD) |
Supplementation
(n=7) |
Placebo (n=6) |
U |
P |
| Age |
13.9 (5.3) |
15.7 (7.4) |
20.0 |
0.95 |
ADI-R repetitive behaviors
subdomains |
|
|
|
|
| Encopassing preoccupatuionb) |
4.3 (0.8) |
3.7 (0.8) |
15.0 |
0.45 |
| Compulsive adherencec) |
2.9 (1.6) |
1.8 (1.8) |
14.0 |
0.37 |
Stereotyped and repetitive
motor mannerismsd) |
1.7 (2.1) |
0.7 (1.6) |
15.5 |
0.45 |
Preoccupation with parts of
objectse) |
3.1 (1.0) |
3.2 (0.8) |
21.0 |
1.00 |
| ABC |
|
|
|
|
| Irritability |
12.8 (10.8) |
12.7 (7.6) |
16.5 |
0.53 |
| Social withdrawal |
26.7 (10.7) |
30.0 (7.9) |
16.0 |
0.53 |
| Stereotypy |
7.6 (7.8) |
8.0 (6.8) |
21.0 |
1.00 |
| Hyperactivity |
18.3 (9.9) |
20.3 (15.5) |
19.5 |
0.84 |
| Inappropriate speech |
7.3 (6.8) |
4.5 (4.9) |
18.0 |
0.73 |
ADI-R, Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised; ABC, Aberrant Behavior Checklist.
a) Mann-Whitney U-test.
b) ADI-R algorithm item C 1: Encompassing preoccupation or circumscribed pattern
of interest.
c) ADI-R algorithm item C 2: Apparently compulsive adherence to nonfunctional
routines or rituals.
d) ADI-R algorithm item C 3: Stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms.
e) ADI-R algorithm item C 4: Preoccupation with parts of objects or nonfunctional
elements of materials. |
