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 †.