Table 4 IA-CST scores comparison between ASD and TD groups, and descriptive statistics according to gender
From: Autism and intention attribution test: a non-verbal evaluation with comic strips
| Â | ASD group | TD group | Z | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample (N = 32) | Total sample (N = 32) | |||||
Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) | Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) | |||
C IA-CST | 4.54 (0.76) | 5 (4–5) | 4.83 (0.45) | 5 (5–5) | − 1.82 | 0.068 |
1st IA-CST | 4.28 (0.92) | 4.50 (4–5) | 4.83 (0.37) | 5 (5–5) | − 2.95 | 0.003 |
2nd IA-CST | 2.96 (1.25) | 3.50 (2–4) | 3.87 (0.34) | 4 (4–4) | − 3.40 | < 0.001 |
Total IA-CST | 7.25 (1.84) | 8 (6–9) | 8.70 (0.46) | 9 (8–9) | − 3.66 | < 0.001 |
IA-CST score by gender | Â | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | ASD males (N = 28) | ASD females (N = 4) |  |  | ||
|  | Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) | Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) |  |  |
C IA-CST | 4.48 (0.80) | 5 (4–5) | 5.00 (0.00) | 5 (5–5) |  |  |
1st IA-CST | 4.25 (0.96) | 4.5 (4–5) | 4.50 (0.57) | 4.5 (4–5) |  |  |
2nd IA-CST | 2.96 (1.26) | 3.5 (2–4) | 3.00 (1.41) | 3.5 (1.5–4) |  |  |
Total IA-CST | 7.21 (1.87) | 8 (6–9) | 7.50 (1.91) | 8 (5.5–9) |  |  |
|  | TD males (N = 25) | TD females (N = 7) |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) | Mean (SD) | Median (1st–3rd quartile) |  |  |
C IA-CST | 4.86 (0.35) | 5 (5–5) | 4.81 (0.54) | 5 (5–5) |  |  |
1st IA-CST | 4.86 (0.35) | 5 (5–5) | 4.81 (0.40) | 5 (5–5) |  |  |
2nd IA-CST | 3.86 (0.35) | 4 (4–4) | 3.87 (0.34) | 4 (4–4) |  |  |
Total IA-CST | 8.73 (0.45) | 9 (8–9) | 8.68 (0.47) | 9 (8–9) |  |  |