Table 5 Statistical outputs for post hoc simple pairwise comparisons for level 2 in ASD

Anger-disgust

2499

0.464

0.46*

0.19*

[0.05 1.18]

[45 53]

Cz, Pz, CPz, POz

5410

0.26

0.28*

1.46

[0.47 1.45]

[21 28]

1636

0.59

0.08*

4.74*

[0.64 1.05]

[30 34]

Anger-fear

31,858

0.024

0.56***

N/A

[0 1.45]

[15 42]

Anger-happiness

 − 7892

0.207

 − 0.46*

0.42

[55 68]

 − 630

0.862

 − 0.24*

0.03***

[0.80 1.04]

[51 54]

16,112

0.097

0.23*

2.19

[0.01 1.12]

[10 26]

1046

0.73

0.02*

4.80*

[0 0.32]

[32 37]

636

0.83

0.35

1.21

[1.31 1.45]

[31 36]

Anger-neutral

 − 30,062

0.032

 − 0.28*

2.03

[0 1.45]

[50 73]

 − 1494

0.746

 − 0.40*

0.63

[0 0.38]

[70 79]

2858

0.51

0.27*

3.09*

[0.25 0.75]

[27 37]

 − 2514

0.57

 − 0.27*

1.65

[0.84 1.33]

[38 45]

 − 15,912

0.06

 − 0.50**

0.21*

[0.64 1.42]

[4 7]

 − 15,341

0.06

 − 0.50**

0.24*

[0 0.38]

[4 13]

Anger-sadness

 − 4922

0.29

 − 0.27*

1.59

[0 1.45]

[56 63]

 − 6764

0.22

 − 0.20*

2.95

[0.30 1.37]

[33 45]

 − 12,466

0.10

 − 0.17*

3.41

[0.64 1.34]

[4 11]

1430

0.74

0.32*

1.24

[0.01 0.34]

[26 32]

Disgust-fear

17,662

0.054

0.032*

5.28*

[0 1.31]

[15 32]

748

0.940

0.37*

0.58

[0.01 0.38]

[67 75]

4262

0.38

0.35*

0.62

[0.15 0.50]

[4 7]

Disgust-happiness

12,027

0.103

0.29*

1.66

[0 1.29]

[13 26]

 − 4270

0.410

 − 0.28*

1.42

[0.50 1.45]

[46 54]

 − 1968

0.76

 − 0.70**

0.02***

[0.41 1.41]

[63 70]

Disgust-neutral

 − 64,638

0.009

 − 0.66***

N/A

[0 1.45]

[35 74]

 − 12,592

0.11

 − 0.78**

0.004****

[0.47 1.14]

[4 8]

Disgust-sadness

 − 18,609

0.064

 − 0.58 **

0.04**

[0.35 1.45]

[22 44]

Fear-happiness

30,744

0.014

0.62**

N/A

[0.06 1.45]

[5 20]

 − 26,413

0.017

 − 0.58**

N/A

[0 1.45]

[40 73]

Fear-neutral

 − 87,025

0.002

 − 0.54**

N/A

[37 90]

 − 48,078

0.01

 − 0.61**

N/A

[4 9]

 − 41,269

 − 0.67**

N/A

[15 35]

Fear-sadness

 − 41,286

0.015

 − 0.48*

N/A

[20 55]

Happiness-neutral

 − 68,891

0.004

 − 0.61**

N/A

[4 13]

 − 22,530

0.04

 − 0.48*

0.42

[0 1.23]

[15 30]

 − 7802

0.19

 − 0.07*

4.64*

[0 1.45]

[54 65]

Happiness-sadness

 − 36,292

0.017

 − 0.56**

N/A

[0.19 1.31]

[5 21]

 − 17,532

0.06

 − 0.28*

1.81

[0.46 1.45]

[30 45]

2167

0.58

0.54**

0.09*

[0.90 1.45]

[60 70]

 − 30,031

0.022

 − 0.52**

N/A

[0.41 1.42]

[5 22]

Fz, AFz

 − 4188

0.35

 − 0.20*

2.89

[0.39 1.43]

[34 39]

Neutral-sadness

36,553

0.009

0.51***

N/A

[0 1.45]

[42 80]

Cz, Pz, CPz, POz

 − 8168

0.183

 − 0.20*

2.93

[0.26 1.45]

[31 41]