Table 2. Correlation analysis between maternal biochemical levels and children’s behavior scores.

		CARS	ABC
			Sensory	Relating	Body and object use	Language	Social andself-help	Total score
Oxytocin	Rho	−.399	−.305	−.421	−.374	−.421	−.360	−.426
	p	.001	.021	.001	.004	.001	.006	.001
	n	61	57	57	57	57	57	57
Arg-Vasopressin	Rho	−.314	−.199	−.418	−.281	−.448	−.305	−.365
	p	.023	.176	.003	.053	.001	.035	.011
	n	52	48	48	48	48	48	48
Testosterone	Rho	.062	−.037	.011	−.092	−.120	−.004	−.069
	p	.573	.760	.926	.443	.318	.971	.566
	n	85	71	71	71	71	71	71
Estradiol	Rho	−.057	.021	.009	−.005	−.073	−.054	.011
	p	.668	.885	.951	.974	.607	.702	.938
	n	58	52	52	52	52	52	52

Abbreviations: CARS, Childhood Autism Rating Scale; ABC, Autism Behavior Checklist.