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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of autism patients and healthycontrols

From: Elevated mitochondrial DNA copy number in peripheral blood cells is associated with childhood autism

Variables

Cases (n = 78)

Controls (n = 83)

P value

Age, months (mean±SD)

45.4±12.3

47.3±12. 5

0.413

Sex, n, (%)

  

0.175

Male

69 (88.46)

67 (80.72)

 

Female

9 (11.54)

16 (19.23)

 

Family training (yes/no)*

27/35

  

Paternal age, years (mean±SD)*

30.18±4.64

  

Maternal age, years (mean±SD)*

27.34±4.68

  

Age of onset, years (mean±SD)*

2.05±0.71

  

Illness of duration, years (mean±SD)*

2.49±1.20

  

CARS Score, (mean±SD)*

34.48±3.01

  

ABC Score, (mean±SD)*

105.44±9.55

  
  1. *Data from 16 of 78 cases (same subjects) were missing.