Table 3.
Blood biomarkers.
| ASD with hikikomori | ASD without hikikomori | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| N = 16 | N = 23 | Student's t-test, or U-test | P -value | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 51.4 (11.5) | 58.4 (14.7) | 1.67 | 0.12 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 115.5 (26.9) | 104.7 (25.2) | −1.26 | 0.21 |
| T-Chol (mg/dl) | 166.8 (27.1) | 163.1 (26.6) | −0.43 | 0.67 |
| FIB (mg/dl) | 259.0 (63.5) | 242.8 (53.7) | −0.84 | 0.39 |
| FDP (mg/dl) | 0.88 (1.6) | 0.39 (1.1) | U = 207.5 | 0.51 |
| T-Bil (mg/dl) | 0.47 (0.2) | 0.54 (0.2) | 1.03 | 0.30 |
| D-Bil (mg/dl) | 0.16 (0.1) | 0.19 (0.1) | U = 147.5 | 0.30 |
| UA (mg/dl) | 5.28 (1.2) | 6.01 (1.1) | 2.18 | 0.036 |
| hsCR (mg/dl) | 646.6 (630.7) | 540.0 (540.0) | −0.68 | 0.48 |
HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; T-Chol, total cholesterol; FIB, fibrinogen; FDP, fibronogen degradation products; T-Bil, total bilirubin; D-Bil, direct bilirubin; UA, uric acid; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein.