Table 2. Descriptive data for group analysis of the EQ and performance on the KDEF, separated by gendera.
| Males |
Females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | ASC parent | ASC | Control | ASC parent | ASC | |
| EQ | ||||||
| N | 93 | 38 | 161 | 94 | 272 | 168 |
| Mean score (SD) | 37.7 (13.5) | 32.2 (13.5) | 17.5 (10.5) | 48.5 (14.1) | 46.6 (17.7) | 18.2 (8.9) |
| KDEF | ||||||
| N | 92 | 36 | 164 | 92 | 261 | 150 |
| Mean accuracy per emotion (/20) (SD) | 17.49 (1.18) | 17.34 (1.38) | 16.60 (1.80) | 17.80 (1.21) | 17.71 (1.03) | 16.70 (1.76) |
| Mean ART (ms) per emotion (SD) | 2885.44 (745.14) | 3113.44 (794.68) | 3577.71 (1091.95) | 2637.13 (621.80) | 2774.75 (708.09) | 3168.45 (1071.96) |
EQ; empathy quotient, KDEF; Karolinska directed emotional faces task, ASC; autism spectrum conditions, ART; accuracy-adjusted response time.