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Table 1 Sample description and comparison to original sample

From: Concordance between patient-centered and adaptive behavior outcome measures after applied behavior analysis for autism

 

Original Sample, N = 334

N (%)

Analytic Sample, N = 154

N (%)

Gender

 Boy

260 (77.8)

116 (75.3)

 Girl

74 (22.1)

38 (24.7)

Age group (baseline)

 3 to 6 years

136 (40.7)

65 (42.2)

 7 to 11 years

134 (40.1)

63 (40.4)

 12 to 17 years

64 (19.2)

26 (16.9)

Race/ethnicity

 White

87 (26.0)

43 (27.9)

 Hispanic

161 (48.2)

78 (50.6)

 Other

86 (25.7)

33 (21.4)

Insurance

 Commercial

210 (62.8)

101 (65.6)

 Medi-Cal

124 (37.1)

53 (34.4)

Primary Language

 English

266 (79.6)

134 (87.0)

 Other language

68 (20.4)

20 (13.0)

Parent marital/partnership status

 Married/partnered

209 (62.6)

113 (73.4)

 Unmarried/unpartnered

125 (37.4)

41 (26.6)

History of Special Education

219 (65.6)

87 (56.5)

History of ABA

81 (24.3)

35 (22.7)

History of Occupational Therapy

142 (42.5)

73 (47.4)

History of Speech Therapy

201 (60.2)

106 (68.8)

Baseline Adaptive Level

 Low (ABC < 70)

227 (67.6)

91 (59.1)

 Moderately low (ABC 70–85)

93 (27.8)

55 (35.7)

 Adequate or above (ABC > 85)

14 (4.2)

8 (5.2)

  1. This table shows original sample characteristics for N = 334 children ages 3–17 years who received applied behavior analysis (ABA) for Autism Spectrum Disorder in an integrated health system (left column). The analytic sample for this study (N = 154) was the subsample of children that received ABA for a full 24 months (right column)