| Yes,n (%) | Sex effects,Cramer’s V (P value) | Age effects,Cramer’s V (P value) | Intellectual disability effects Crammer’s V (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who should a health check be for? | 0.04 (0.880) | 0.23 (0.030)* | 0.12 (0.173) | |
| All autistic adults | 311 (67.9) | |||
| Only autistic adults without ID | 9 (2.0) | |||
| Only autistic adults with ID | 14 (3.1) | |||
| Don’t know or unsure | 39 (8.5) | |||
| Missing | 85 (18.6) | |||
| At what age should health checks be provided? | 0.11 (0.683) | 0.27 (0.050) | 0.15 (0.147) | |
| From childhood | 259 (56.6) | |||
| From teenage (≥14 years) | 49 (10.7) | |||
| From early adulthood (≥18 years) | 55 (12.0) | |||
| From middle age (≥40 years) | 12 (2.6) | |||
| From older age (≥50 years) | 12 (2.6) | |||
| All | 11 (2.4) | |||
| Missing | 60 (13.1) | |||
| How often should an autism-specific health check be carried out? | 0.12 (0.214) | 0.21 (0.134) | 0.10 (0.593) | |
| Annually | 281 (61.4) | |||
| Every 2–3 years | 59 (12.9) | |||
| Every 4–5 years | 16 (3.5) | |||
| Other | 53 (11.6) | |||
| Multiple selections | 5 (1.1) | |||
| How long would you expect an autism-specific health check to last? | 0.03 (0.971) | 0.15 (0.518) | 0.06 (0.705) | |
| <15 minutes | 29 (6.3) | |||
| 15–30 minutes | 232 (50.7) | |||
| 31–45 minutes | 92 (20.1) | |||
| >45 minutes | 45 (9.8) | |||
| Missing | 60 (13.1) | |||
| How would you like to be told about an autism-specific health check? | 0.501 | 0.20 (0.422) | 0.14 (0.135) | |
| By letter | 250 (54.6) | |||
| By text | 16 (3.5) | |||
| By phone | 5 (1.1) | |||
| By email | 103 (22.5) | |||
| I would not want to be told in advance | 4 (0.9) | |||
| Other | 29 (6.3) | |||
| Missing | 51 (11.1) |
ID = Intellectual disabilities. Statistically significant results are marked in bold with asterisk.