Table 4 Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and Autism Quotient (AQ)-Child score among the case group (n = 36)

Child age (years)

 4–7 (n = 8)

6 (75)

2 (25)

2.038

0.153

 > 7–11 (n = 28)

13 (46.4)

15 (53.6)

Child sex

 Male (n = 20)

12 (60)

8 (40)

0.051

0.821

 Female (n = 16)

9 (56.3)

7 (43.7)

Child education

 Uneducated (n = 5)

2 (40)

3 (60)

2.095

0.552

 Kindergarten (n = 2)

1 (50)

1 (50)

 Primary (n = 25)

15 (60)

10 (40)

 Preparatory (n = 4)

1 (25)

3 (75)

Fathers’ age (years)

 20–39 (n = 11)

7 (63.6)

4 (36.4)

1.760

0.414

 40–59 (n = 21)

11 (52.4)

10 (47.6)

 ≥ 60 (n = 4)

1 (25)

3 (75)

Mothers’ age (years)

 20–39 (n = 15)

9 (60)

6 (40)

0.825

0.662

 40–59 (n = 18)

9 (50)

9 (50)

 ≥ 60 (n = 3)

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

Fathers’ education

 Uneducated (n = 26)

12 (46.2)

14 (53.2)

1.647

0.199

 Educated (n = 10)

7 (70)

3 (30)

Mothers’ education

 Uneducated (n = 23)

10 (43.5)

13 (56.5)

2.210

0.137

 Educated (n = 13)

9 (69.2)

4 (30.8)

Fathers’ occupation

 Not working (n = 15)

6 (40)

9 (60)

1.684

0.194

 Working (n = 21)

13 (61.9)

8 (38.1)

Mothers’ occupation

 Not working (n = 33)

16 (48.5)

17 (51.5)

1.004

0.316

 Working (n = 3)

3 (100)

0.0 (00)

Family income

 Insufficient (n = 24)

9 (37.5)

15 (62.5)

6.743

0.009*

 Sufficient (n = 12)

10 (83.3)

2 (16.7)

Social class

 Low (n = 28)

12 (42.9)

16 (57.1)

4.957

0.026*

 Moderate (n = 8)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)