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. 2013 Oct 15;8(10):e76453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076453

Table 1. Open field behavioral results in study groups adjusted by gender.

Controls n = 11 Cases n = 10 p
Latency of leaving the starting point, seconds † 3.0 (29.0) 59.0 (217.5) 0.036
Total squares crossed, number † 113.0 (26.0) 74.5 (54.0) 0.272
Total time exploring, seconds 424.5 (106.3) 330.1 (149.5) 0.139
Velocity of travelling (total squares/total time) 0.3 (0.1) 0.2 (0.1) 0.395
External squares crossed, number 101.2 (37.3) 65.2 (35.4) 0.034
Time in external squares, seconds † 578.0 (16.0) 598.0 (8.0) 0.017
Internal squares crossed, number 9.2 (4.5) 3.3 (3.2) 0.004
Time in internal squares, seconds † 22.0 (16.0) 2.0 (8.0) 0.083
Grooming, number † 1.0 (2.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.268
Rearing, number 23.3 (10.3) 15.7 (11.2) 0.165

Results are mean and standard deviation (mean (SD)) in normal variables, with median and interquartile range (median (IQR)) in non-normal variables †.