Fig. 2: Primary analysis of sex differences in ASD and TD groups. | Nature Human Behaviour

Fig. 2: Primary analysis of sex differences in ASD and TD groups.

From: Large-scale examination of early-age sex differences in neurotypical toddlers and those with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental conditions

Fig. 2

a, Top, images from the GeoPref eye-tracking test—a tool that analyses visual stimulus preferences in toddlers. Bottom, bar graphs showing that there were no statistically significant sex differences in the results of this test in the group with ASD or the TD group (Extended Data Table 1). Each box plot illustrates the data distribution, with the centre line representing the median, the box edges indicating the interquartile range (IQR; 25th–75th percentiles) and the whiskers extending to the smallest and largest values within 1.5× the IQR. b, Test subscales that exhibited statistically significant interactions between sex and diagnostic group, with the TD group showing sex differences (Supplementary Table 1). Mullen subscales show standardized (Std.) age-equivalent scores. The data are presented as mean values ± CIs; see the primary analysis section of Table 1 for sample sizes. Please see the datasets df.match.geopref.csv (a) and df.match.ados2.csv, df.match.mul2.csv, df.match.wg.csv and unq.ws2.csv (b) in GitHub (Primary Cross-Sectional Analysis→Data; https://github.com/ACE-UCSD/Autism-Sex-Differences-Analysis-Pathway). Images in panel a © 2003 Gaiam Americas, Inc., courtesy of Gaiam Americas, Inc. and Fit For Life, LLC.

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