Table 3 Summary statistics for time spent by children indoors, watching TV and sleeping, by sex
From: Concerns and considerations among caregivers of a child with autism in Qatar
| Â | Group | Mean (SD) | Median (Range) | P value1 | P value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before the age of 3, how many hours a day did the child spent indoors? | Autism (n = 53) | 17.1 (5.9) | 20.0 (6–22) | <0.001 |  |
|  | Male (n = 22) | 17.3 (6.2) | 22.0 (6–22) |  | 0.013 |
|  | Female (n = 31) | 17.0 (5.7) | 20.0 (6–22) |  | <0.001 |
|  | Non-Autism (n = 41) | 10.3 (4.2) | 10.0 (3.5–22) |  |  |
|  | Male (n = 7) | 10.7 (3.5) | 10.0 (6–16) |  |  |
|  | Female (n = 34) | 10.2 (4.3) | 10.0 (3.5–22) |  |  |
Before the age of 3, how many hours a day did the child watch television? | Autism (n = 52) | 4.7 (4.1) | 4.0 (0–16) | 0.015 | 0.420 |
|  | Male (n = 21) | 4.0 (3.9) | 3.0 (0–15) |  |  |
|  | Female (n = 31) | 5.2 (4.3) | 4.0 (0–16) |  | 0.020 |
|  | Non-Autism (n = 42) | 2.9 (2.6) | 2.0 (0–13) |  |  |
|  | Male (n = 8) | 2.8 (2.4) | 2.0 (0–7) |  |  |
|  | Female (n = 34) | 2.9 (2.7) | 2.0 (0–13) |  |  |
Before the age of 3, how many hours a day did the child sleep? | Autism (n = 52) | 8.4 (1.9) | 8.0 (4–16) | 0.001 |  |
|  | Male (n = 22) | 7.6 (1.5) | 8.0 (4–10) |  | 0.001 |
|  | Female (n = 30) | 8.9 (2.0) | 8.5 (6–16) |  | 0.19 |
|  | Non-Autism (n = 42) | 9.5 (1.3) | 9.5 (7–12) |  |  |
|  | Male (n = 8) | 9.9 (1.3) | 10.0 (8–12) |  |  |
|  | Female (n = 34) | 9.4 (1.3) | 9.5 (7–12) |  |  |