Table 2 Sensory profile data of participants.

From: Relationship between sensory characteristics and cortical thickness/volume in autism spectrum disorders

  

TD1

ASD2

p

Taste/smell

Low registration

2.90 (1.04)

3.51 (1.56)

0.010

Sensation seeking

6.94 (2.12)

6.00 (2.18)

0.021

Sensory sensitivity

2.39 (1.31)

2.74 (1.53)

0.179

Sensation avoiding

4.43 (1.81)

5.53 (2.21)

<0.001

Movement

Low registration

3.23 (1.15)

4.35 (2.09)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

7.00 (2.48)

4.12 (2.06)

<0.001

Sensory sensitivity

5.79 (2.11)

7.28 (2.64)

<0.001

Sensation avoiding

1.25 (0.67)

1.28 (0.73)

0.824

Visual

Low registration

3.51 (1.37)

4.53 (1.71)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

5.52 (1.71)

3.86 (1.81)

<0.001

Sensory sensitivity

6.82 (2.39)

8.26 (3.09)

<0.001

Sensation avoiding

7.14 (2.15)

8.84 (3.23)

<0.001

Touch

Low registration

4.65 (1.79)

6.26 (2.67)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

7.57 (2.15)

7.02 (2.17)

0.178

Sensory sensitivity

9.01 (2.82)

11.47 (3.72)

<0.001

Sensation avoiding

7.26 (2.66)

9.16 (3.04)

<0.001

Activity level

Low registration

6.61 (2.40)

9.93 (2.69)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

7.62 (1.89)

7.09 (2.34)

0.175

Sensory sensitivity

3.10 (1.13)

3.47 (1.32)

0.101

Sensation avoiding

8.43 (2.19)

11.33 (2.59)

<0.001

Auditory

Low registration

5.70 (1.90)

8.30 (3.05)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

5.07 (1.91)

4.58 (2.31)

0.205

Sensory sensitivity

6.35 (2.03)

9.67 (3.18)

<0.001

Sensation avoiding

5.18 (2.22)

8.47 (3.65)

<0.001

Total score

Low registration

26.61 (6.48)

36.98 (10.21)

<0.001

Sensation seeking

39.71 (6.93)

32.67 (8.17)

<0.001

Sensory sensitivity

33.46 (7.27)

42.86 (11.02)

<0.001

Sensation avoiding

33.69 (7.41)

44.42 (11.50)

<0.001

  1. 1TD typically developing.
  2. 2ASD autism spectrum disorder,