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. 2025 Sep 12;16:1648991. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1648991

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.