Table 7.
Head circumference and presence of antibrain antibodies in 222 autistic individuals. Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. (N).
| Ab+ | Ab− | Statistics | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Children | ||||
| 45 kDa | 81.2 ±5.8 (N = 17) | 69.8 ± 2.3 (N = 191) | t = 1.820 (206 df) | 0.082 |
| 62 kDa | 79.7 ± 6.7 (N = 9) | 70.3 ± 2.2 (N = 199) | t = 1.338 (206 df) | 0.214 |
| 45 and/or 62 kDa | 80.7 ± 4.4 (N = 26) | 69.3 ± 2.4 (N = 182) | t = 2.286 (206 df) | 0.027 |
| Mothers | ||||
| 37 kDa | 75.4 ± 9.1 (N = 14) | 71.0 ± 2.2 (N = 189) | t = 0.521 (201 df) | 0.603 |
| 39 kDa | 70.1 ± 4.5 (N = 48) | 71.7 ± 2.4 (N = 155) | t = −0.313 (201 df) | 0.775 |
| 73 kDa | 65.0 ± 5.0 (N = 39) | 72.8 ± 2.3 (N = 164) | t = −1.450 (201 df) | 0.149 |
| Ab +/+ | Ab +/− or Ab −/+ | Ab −/− | Statistics | P | |
|
| |||||
| 37 kDa and 73 kDa | 50.6 ± 21.5 (N = 4) | 69.7 ± 4.6 (N = 43) | 72.3 ± 2.4 (N = 156) | F = 1.078 (2,219 df) | 0.342 |
| 39 kDa and 73 kDa | 77.6 ± 8.2 (N = 12) | 64.6 ± 4.1 (N = 60) | 73.8 ± 2.6 (N = 131) | F = 2.172 (2,219 df) | 0.117 |
+ Present; − absent.