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. 2014 Oct;21(4):129–133. doi: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.210403

Table 1: Comparison of serum BDNF levels of ASD cases with controls.

Subjects Number of subjects (N) Mean age Serum BDNF concentration (Mean ± SD) ng/mL p value as compared to Controls
The significance is set at p<0.05, where *** = p<0.001, implying an extremely significant difference.
Controls 25 7.44 years 225.16 ± 79.54
Group A (Typical ASD/Definite autism) 25 7.61 years 198.93 ± 65.32 0.19
Group B (Atypical ASD) 23 7.08 years 306.68 ± 85.93 0.0008***