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. 2017 Jun 29;9(7):203. doi: 10.3390/toxins9070203

Table 4.

Description of the whole dataset for the mycotoxins analysed in urine samples.

Group Observations % Positive Mean (ng/mL) SD (ng/mL) Min–Max (ng/mL) Median (ng/mL)
Whole Group 163/233 *
GLIO 71.6% 8.2 1.5 0–114.7 3.9
OTA 74.8% 0.09 0.09 0–0.54 0.08
AFB1 66.2% 0.01 0.01 0–0.06 0.02
AFM1 62.6% 0.12 0.12 0–0.70 0.15
ZEA 51.0% 0.7 1.1 0–6.5 0.8
DON 38.6% 0.7 1.1 0–4.6 0.0
DOM1 27.0% 2.1 4.2 0–19.5 0.0
FB1 44.5% 0.4 1.1 0–12.4 0.0
Autistic Group 114
GLIO 69.2% 7.6 13.6 0–82.7 3.5
OTA 70.2% 0.09 0.10 0–0.54 0.08
AFB1 63.2% 0.01 0.01 0–0.06 0.02
AFM1 60.7% 0.12 0.13 0–0.70 0.15
ZEA 50.5% 0.8 1.2 0–6.5 0.8
DON 46.5% 0.9 1.2 0–4.6 0.0
DOM1 32.4% 2.5 4.5 0–19.5 0.0
FB1 43.9% 0.5 1.3 0–12.4 0.0
Siblings 25
GLIO 80.0% 11.6 24.7 0–114.7 5.3
OTA 84.0% 0.09 0.07 0–0.27 0.08
AFB1 80.0% 0.01 0.01 0–0.03 0.02
AFM1 84.0% 0.16 0.11 0–0.43 0.15
ZEA 48.0% 0.5 0.7 0–2.8 0.0
DON 16.0% 0.4 1.0 0–3.7 0.0
DOM1 8.0% 0.8 2.8 0–12.0 0.0
FB1 56.0% 0.4 0.5 0–2.0 0.5
Non-Parental 24
GLIO 77.3% 7.7 9.8 0–39.7 4.2
OTA 87.5% 0.09 0.05 0–0.19 0.08
AFB1 66.7% 0.01 0.01 0–0.02 0.02
AFM1 54.2% 0.08 0.09 0–0.25 0.15
ZEA 59.1% 0.6 0.8 0–3.17 0.78
DON 25.0% 0.4 0.8 0–2.3 0.0
DOM1 22.7% 1.8 3.6 0–11.4 0.0
FB1 36.4% 0.2 0.4 0–1.5 0.0

* Due to the low amount of samples collected from some children, it was not always possible to carry out all the analyses planned for the study.