Table-I.

General characteristics and plasma levels of Fetuin-A protein in ASD children and controls and their association with Autism severity.

Group	Age (Years) Median (IQ range)	Fetuin-A (ng/ml) Median (IQ range)	p-value	CARS score	SSP score
Children with Autism (n=46)	5 (3-13)	50.76 (22.2-68.5)	0.02*	≥ 30
Children with severe Autism (n=22)	5(3-13)	51.8 (22.2-68.5)	0.12** 0.71****	>36.5	< 142
Children with mild to moderate autism (n=24)	4.5 (3-12)	50 (30-68.2)	0.02***	<36.5	>142
Healthy children/ Control (n=44)	6 (3-13)	53.7(35.6-99.7)

^*Comparing autistic children with control subjects;

^**Comparing severe autistic children with control subjects;

^***Comparing mild to moderate autistic children with control subjects;

^****Comparing mild to moderate autism with severe autistic children. (p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant).