Table 6.

Comparison of clinical variables and CARS scores by types of jaundice in participants.

mean ± SD	Physiological(n = 49)	Pathological(n = 17)	p-value
Presence of intellectual disabilityº	32 (65.3)	13 (76.5)	0.394
Seizure/convulsion historyº	17 (17.3)	14 (60.9)	<0.001
CARS-Relating to people	2.4 ± 1.2	3.06 ± 1.11	0.007
CARS-Imitative behavior	1.9 ± 1.0	2.34 ± 0.95	0.043
CARS-Emotional response	1.9 ± 1.0	2.58 ± 1.05	0.008
CARS-Body use	1.9 ± 0.8	2.30 ± 0.79	0.029
CARS-Object use	2.0 ± 0.8	2.43 ± 0.82	0.022
CARS-Adaptation to change	1.7 ± 1.5	2.13 ± 0.82	0.010
CARS-Visual response	1.9 ± 1.0	2.58 ± 1.05	0.010
CARS-Listening response	2.5 ± 0.5	2.82 ± 0.98	0.010
CARS-Perceptive response	1.5 ± 0.6	1.93 ± 0.77	0.008
CARS-Fear or anxiety	1.9 ± 0.7	1.89 ± 0.75	0.822
CARS-Verbal communication	2.6 ± 1.1	3.23 ± 1.00	0.006
CARS-Non-verbal communication	2.3 ± 1.3	3.00 ± 1.22	0.007
CARS-Activity level	2.4 ± 0.8	2.82 ± 0.96	0.036
CARS-Level and consistency of intellective relations	1.8 ± 0.9	2.65 ± 1.13	0.001
CARS-General impressions	2.1 ± 1.1	2.91 ± 1.18	0.001
CARS-Total score	30.3 ± 12.7	38.58 ± 12.77	0.003

CARS: Childhood Autism Rating Scale, º: n (%), SD: Standard Deviation.