Analysis of clinical and psychological characteristics of 225 children with autism spectrum disorder based on the C-PEP-3 scale

Table 2 Comparison of gender differences in scores of various functional areas

Categories	Sex (mean ± SD)		t	P value
	Male (n = 188)	Female (n = 37)
Imitation (P)	5.05 ± 2.39	4.68 ± 2.27	0.885	0.377
Perception (P)	6.61 ± 1.67	6.11 ± 1.71	1.653	0.100
Fine motor (P)	4.74 ± 1.87	4.81 ± 1.93	-0.211	0.833
Gross motor (P)	8.79 ± 1.47	8.68 ± 1.38	0.446	0.656
Hand-eye coordination (P)	7.05 ± 2.31	6.81 ± 2.20	0.588	0.557
Cognitive performance (P)	6.95 ± 3.97	6.41 ± 3.35	0.785	0.434
Verbal cognition (P)	5.85 ± 3.73	5.05 ± 3.82	1.183	0.238
Emotions (S)	1.16 ± 1.29	1.30 ± 1.05	-0.612	0.541
Interpersonal relationships (S)	1.45 ± 1.59	1.32 ± 1.20	0.445	0.657
Game and item preferences (S)	1.26 ± 1.51	1.27 ± 1.54	-0.055	0.956
Sensory patterns (S)	2.38 ± 1.92	2.54 ± 2.21	-0.460	0.646
Language (S)	2.95 ± 2.35	3.43 ± 2.19	-1.160	0.247