TABLE 5.

Tau rank correlations between various psychometric test scores and serum Se levels, in all patients and males only.

Test	Value	Sample size (All)	τ (All)	P (All)	Sample size (Males)	τ (Males)	P (Males)
Vineland	Communication	30	0.135	0.3	25	0.149	0.303
Vineland	Daily living skills	31	0.162	0.207	26	0.072	0.611
Vineland	Socialization	28	0.145	0.285	23	0.116	0.443
Vineland	Motor skills	28	0.032	0.812	24	−0.011	0.941
ADOS	Restricted repetitive behavior	39	−0.216	0.058	30	−0.35	0.008
ADOS	Social affect	39	0.016	0.892	30	−0.017	0.899
ADOS	Total score	41	−0.26	0.02	32	−0.404	0.002
Preschool language scale	Auditory comprehension	30	0.118	0.369	22	0.102	0.514
Preschool language scale	Expressive communication	30	0.111	0.399	22	0.185	0.242