Table 4.
Effect of serum VA level on the scores of ABC, SRS, CARS and communication warming behavior of CBNS-R2016 in the ASD children at different gender groups.
| Scale scores | Boys | P | Girls | P | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | ||||
| ABC scale scores | n = 895 | n = 205 | n = 1,100 | |||
| Sensory | 0.040 (−1.865 to 7.589) | 0.235 | −0.102 (−18.562 to 3.068) | 0.159 | 0.017 (−3.115 to 5.512) | 0.586 |
| Relating | −0.023 (−8.864 to 4.336) | 0.501 | −0.044 (−20.943 to 10.985) | 0.539 | −0.026 (−8.681 to 3.466) | 0.400 |
| Body and object use | 0.048 (−1.767 to 10.949) | 0.157 | −0.108 (−28.857 to 3.785) | 0.131 | 0.018 (−4.161 to 7.715) | 0.557 |
| Language | 0.020 (−4.119 to 7.856) | 0.540 | 0.008 (−14.694 to 16.438) | 0.912 | 0.019 (−3.799 to 7.381) | 0.530 |
| Social self-help | 0.011 (−3.769 to 5.205) | 0.754 | −0.135 (−21.288 to 0.446) | 0.060 | −0.015 (−5.184 to 3.094) | 0.620 |
| Total score | 0.027 (−11.571 to 27.586) | 0.422 | −0.101 (−83.115 to 13.719) | 0.159 | 0.004 (−16.792 to 3.094) | 0.886 |
| SRS scale scores | n = 912 | n = 198 | n = 1,110 | |||
| Social awareness | −0.078 (−6.353 to −0.566) | 0.019 | −0.013 (−6.782 to 5.615) | 0.853 | −0.065 (−5.478 to −0.243) | 0.032 |
| Social cognition | −0.057 (−7.227 to 0.485) | 0.087 | −0.133 (−15.714 to 0.379) | 0.062 | −0.066 (−7.356 to −0.411) | 0.028 |
| Social communication | −0.106 (−19.593 to −4.678) | 0.001 | −0.136 (−33.890 to 0.466) | 0.056 | −0.107 (−19.274 to −5.611) | <0.000 |
| Social motivation | −0.058 (−8.188 to 0.496) | 0.082 | −0.030 (−12.326 to 8.004) | 0.675 | −0.049 (−7.298 to 0.670) | 0.103 |
| Autistic mannerisms | −0.045 (−8.622 to 1.557) | 0.174 | −0.074 (−17.647 to 5.418) | 0.297 | −0.050 (−8.582 to 0.688) | 0.095 |
| Total score | −0.090 (−45.386 to −7.307) | 0.007 | −0.109 (−75.921 to 9.442) | 0.126 | −0.090 (−43.795 to −9.113) | 0.003 |
| CARS scale scores | n = 924 | n = 195 | n = 1,119 | |||
| Total score | −0.106 (−15.360 to −3.738) | 0.001 | −0.211 (−36.867 to −7.157) | 0.004 | −0.126 (−17.000 to −6.182) | <0.000 |
| Communication Warning | n = 785 | n = 172 | n = 957 | |||
| Behavior | −0.080 (−43.289 to −2.905) | 0.025 | −0.116 (−79.743 to 11.344) | 0.140 | −0.080 (−41.721 to −5.012) | 0.013 |
β (95% CI), regression coefficient (95% confidence interval).
Multivariate Linear Regression Models were employed to analyze the association between serum VA level and scores of scales, with age as covariant.