Fig. 3.

Comparison of inflammatory cytokine plasma levels between healthy controls and ASD children. A) IL-6; B) TNF-α; C) IL-8. Violin plot width represents data density, with an embedded boxplot showing quantiles and outliers. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. The tests were one-tailed and corrected for multiple comparisons using Benjamin-Hochberg method. Statistical significance is denoted by ∗p < 0.05.