Table 3.
Correlations of serum endocannabinoid levels with age and BMI and association with gender$
| Age | Gender | BMI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | ASD | Overall | Control | ASD | Overall | Control | ASD | Overall | |
| AEA | 0.21 (0.26) | 0.31 (0.002)# | − 0.02 (0.81) | 0.13 (0.20) | 0.31 (0.77) | 0.08 (0.26) | 0.21 (0.26) | 0.31 (0.002)# | 0.30 (0.001)# |
| PEA | − 0.15 (0.16) | − 0.43 (0.68) | − 0.14 (0.05) | 0.23 (0.03)# | 0.46 (0.66) | 0.14 (0.06) | 0.07 (0.72) | − 0.06 (0.54) | − 0.03 (0.77) |
| OEA | − 0.12 (0.26) | 0.20 (0.06) | − 0.72 (0.33) | 0.12 (0.27) | 0.01 (0.91) | 0.07 (0.36) | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.12 (0.25) | 0.13 (0.14) |
$Linear regression models; results are presented as R (P value)
#Results are not significant after a correction for multiple comparisons