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. 2012 Jan;7(1):38–48.

Table 4.

Correlation between Hair Toxic Metal Levels with the Subscale and Total Score of CARS

As Pb Al Cd Cr Hg Ni Sb U V
Relating to people R -0.119 0.108 0.268 0.088 0.049 0.077 0.087 -0.139 0.079 -0.066
P 0.443 0.484 0.080 0.571 0.772 0.618 0.574 0.367 0.609 0.672
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Imitation R -0.173 -0.060 -0.128 0.233 0.117 -0.050 0.075 0.061 0.096 -0.144
P 0.263 0.699 0.408 0.128 0.483 0.745 0.627 0.695 0.535 0.352
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Emotional response R -0.151 0.077 -0.020 0.230 0.240 -0.012 0.024 -0.111 0.138 -0.119
P 0.327 0.620 0.898 0.132 0.148 0.938 0.879 0.473 0.372 0.443
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Body use R -0.178 -0.091 -0.065 0.000 0.170 -0.127 0.076 -0.141 -0.020 -0.108
P 0.249 0.557 0.674 0.996 0.308 0.411 0.625 0.360 0.896 0.484
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Object use R -0.191 -0.011 0.289 -0.163 0.079 0.265 -0.038 -0.154 0.011 -0.131
P 0.215 0.943 0.057 0.292 0.636 0.040 0.808 0.319 0.942 0.395
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Adaptation to change R 0.038 -0.129 -0.184 0.081 0.249 0.135 0.249 -0.288 0.034 0.124
P 0.805 0.405 0.231 0.601 0.132 0.381 0.103 0.058 0.829 0.424
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Visual response R -0.098 -0.084 0.115 0.289 0.202 0.045 0.227 -0.124 0.129 -0.073
P 0.525 0.587 0.459 0.057 0.225 0.773 0.138 0.423 0.405 0.638
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Auditory response R 0.042 0.065 0.240 0.176 -0.039 0.036 0.364 -0.105 0.039 0.162
P 0.784 0.676 0.148 0.253 0.817 0.021 0.015 0.497 0.799 0.295
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Taste, smell responses R -0.163 0.050 -0.262 0.033 -0.366 -0.062 0.046 -0.089 0.157 -0.095
P 0.290 0.747 0.088 0.832 0.024 0.687 0.766 0.565 0.309 0.540
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Fear/nervousness R -0.190 -0.048 0.247 0.173 -0.135 0.107 .413 0.122 -0.093 -0.094
P 0.213 0.759 0.106 0.261 0.418 0.487 0.005 0.429 0.549 0.543
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Verbal communication R -0.170 0.350 -0.024 -0.105 0.360 0.202 -0.021 0.022 -0.323 -0.115
P 0.270 0.020 0.875 0.498 0.026 0.189 0.895 0.887 0.033 0.456
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Non-verbal communication R -0.072 -0.017 -0.029 0.007 0.135 -0.036 0.391 -0.070 -0.004 0.043
P 0.644 0.913 0.851 0.962 0.419 0.817 0.009 0.651 0.981 0.780
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Activity level R 0.104 -0.161 -0.209 -0.080 0.223 0.087 0.069 -0.205 -0.261 0.054
P 0.501 0.295 0.173 0.605 0.178 0.573 0.658 0.181 0.088 0.727
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Intellectual response R .212 0.216 .217 0.104 0.290 0.186 0.047 0.118 -0.277 0.105
P .174 0.158 .138 0.500 0.055 0.233 0.773 0.474 0.071 0.490
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
General impression R 0.065 0.396 -0.052 -0.119 0.347 0.161 -0.013 -0.211 -0.151 0.006
P 0.675 0.008 0.735 0.442 0.033 0.296 0.935 0.169 0.329 0.971
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Total CARS R -0.209 -0.103 -0.242 0.177 0.300 0.030 0.299 0.183 -0.035 0.056
P 0.174 0.505 0.113 0.250 0.067 0.848 0.049 0.234 0.821 0.718
N 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44

P = value of significance; R = correlation factor; N = number of patients