Table 6 Association between human Zonulin (ng/ml) and CARS severity, probability of autism and Gastrointestinal severity scale.

From: Serum zonulin level in autistic children and its relation to severity of symptoms a case-control study

 

Total number

Human zonulin (ng/ml)

mean ± SD

P value

CARS severity of autism

 Mild to moderate

30

65.84 ± 6.45

t = 11.78

 Severe

23

84.67 ± 4.69

P < 0.001*

Gilliam probability of autism

 Possible autism

9

67.69 ± 7.22

t = 1.94

 Very likely autism

44

75.30 ± 11.27

p = 0.058

Gilliam need for support

 Need little support

10

66.54 ± 7.72

F = 21.84

 Need more support

28

70.44 ± 9.73

P < 0.001*

 Need much more support

15

85.64 ± 4.42

 

Gastro intestinal severity scale

 Low degree of GIT symptoms

28

65.46 ± 6.60

t = 10.63

 High degree of GIT symptoms

25

83.59 ± 5.72

p < 0.001*

  1. t: Student t test, F:One Way ANOVA test, * Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.