Table 1 Clinical characteristics of control individuals and subjects with high-functioning ASD

Age, years

11.6 ± 1.9 (8 to 16)

11.5 ± 3.2 (5 to 17)

NS

Weight, kg

40 ± 9.9 (24 to 57.6)

41.4 ± 16.5 (17.5 to 96.6)

NS

Height, cm

149.3 ± 11.9 (121.4 to 167)

147 ± 18.3 (110 to 178)

NS

BMI, kg/m²

17.7 ± 2.3 (14.4 to 25.3)

18.5 ± 3.5 (13.9 to 30.5)

NS

CRP, mg/dl

0.02 ± 0.02 (0.01 to 0.08)

0.13 ± 0.44 (0.01 to 2.30)

NS

ADI-R

Domain A score

N/A

20.7 ± 5.0 (10 to 27)

Domain BV score

N/A

14.2 ± 4.2 (8 to 21)

Domain C score

N/A

5.3 ± 2.0 (3 to 9)

Domain D score

N/A

3.2 ± 1.0 (2 to 5)

Sum

N/A

43.5 ± 9.6 (28– to 0)

WISC-III

Full-scale IQ

103.5 ± 13.1 (82 to 129)

97.2 ± 17.7 (72 to 134)

NS

Adhesion molecules

sPECAM-1 (ng/ml)

77.8 ± 13.2 (41.9 to 99.3)

58.4 ± 12.5 (36.4 to 82.4)

<0.0001

sE-Selectin (micro g/ml)

44.8 ± 13.2 (24.1 to 89.7)

42.9 ± 19.1 (13.1 to 93.2)

NS

sP-Selectin (micro g/ml)

69.5 ± 21.2 (38.9 to 125.5)

78.1 ± 28.9 (39 to 137.5)

NS

sICAM-1 (micro g/ml)

325.8 ± 41.5 (243.8 to 422.1)

323.3 ± 56.4 (223.5 to 428.2)

NS

sVCAM-1 (micro g/ml)

916.5 ± 106.6 (749.4 to 1160.8)

810.5 ± 146.8 (561.8 to 1162.5)

0.0042