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. 2011 Sep 29;4:49–54. doi: 10.4137/NMI.S6827

Table 1.

Significant differences in zinc and copper concentrations (mg/dL) and Cu/Zn between individuals with autism and neurotypical controls.

Controls Cu Autistic Cu
Mean 90.42 111.50
SD 19.55 27.73
P = 0.0133
Controls Zn Autistic Zn
Mean 84.42 78.36
SD 24.18 20.32
P = 0.3541
Controls Cu/Zn Autism Cu/Zn
Mean 1.18 1.46
SD 0.50 0.44
P = 0.05065