Table 4.
Items with disorder category fucntion in CARS.
| Items | Content | Value at threshold between categories1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold 1 (Cat.1–2) | Threshold 2 (Cat.2–3) | Threshold 3 (Cat.3–4) | Interval Thr.1–2 | Interval Thr.2–3 | ||
| 1 | Relating to people | −4.86 | −0.17 | 5.03 | 4.69 | 5.2* |
| 2 | Imitation | −3.87 | 0.7 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Emotional response | −5.01 | 0.06 | 4.96 | 5.07* | 4.9 |
| 4 | Body use | −4.36 | 0.54 | 3.83 | 4.9 | 3.29 |
| 5 | Object use | −4.29 | 0.51 | 3.78 | 4.8 | 3.27 |
| 6 | Adaptation to environment change | −4.96 | 0.17 | 4.79 | 5.13* | 4.62 |
| 7 | Visual response | −4.65 | −1.29 | 5.94 | 3.36 | 7.23* |
| 8 | Listening response | −4.47 | −1.8 | 6.28 | 2.67 | 8.08* |
| 9 | Taste, smell, touch response and use | −2.12 | 2.12 | - | 4.24 | 0 |
| 10 | Fear or nervousness | −2.49 | 2.49 | - | 4.98 | 0 |
| 11 | Verbal communication | −2.71 | −1 | 3.71 | 1.71 | 4.71 |
| 12 | Nonverbal communication | −4.52 | −1.05 | 5.58 | 3.47 | 6.63* |
| 13 | Activity level | −2.82 | 2.82 | - | 5.64* | 0 |
| 14 | Level and consistency of intellectual response | −2.8 | 2.8 | - | 5.6* | 0 |
| 15 | General impression | −4.71 | −0.21 | 4.92 | 4.5 | 5.13* |
1Cat: Category/option, Thr: Threshold, *abnormal interval.