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Table 1 Demographic variables for control subjects and individuals with autism

From: Enzymes in the glutamate-glutamine cycle in the anterior cingulate cortex in postmortem brain of subjects with autism

Case number

Disorder

Age (years)

Gender

PMI (hours)

Cause of death

History of seizures

C01

No known disorder

27

M

10

Multiple injuries

No

C02

No known disorder

15

M

12

N/A

No

C03

No known disorder

15

M

16

Multiple injuries

No

C04

No known disorder

9

F

20

Asthma

No

C05

No known disorder

20

F

19

Head injuries

No

C06

No known disorder

20

M

22

Multiple injuries

No

C07

No known disorder

8

F

20

Traumatic multiple injury

No

C08

No known disorder

14

M

18

Multiple injuries

No

C09

No known disorder

12

M

19

Drowning

No

C10

No known disorder

8

M

5

Cardiac arrhythmia

No

C11

No known disorder

29

M

13

Traumatic multiple injuries

No

C12

No known disorder

15

F

5

Chest injuries

No

C13

No known disorder

14

M

16

Multiple injuries

No

Control (nā€‰=ā€‰13)

15.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.6

M:Fā€‰=ā€‰9:4

15.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.6

Ā Ā 

A01

Autism

9

M

13

Drowning

No

A02

Autism

8

M

12

Drowning

No

A03

Autism

8

M

16

Drowning

No

A04

Autism

14

M

9

Drowning

No

A05

Autism

27

M

8.3

Drowning

No

A06

Autism

16

M

N/A

Seizures

Yes

A07

Autism

29

F

17.83

Seizures

Yes

Autism (nā€‰=ā€‰7)

15.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.9

M:Fā€‰=ā€‰6:1

12.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.8

Ā Ā 
  1. Values are shown as meansā€‰Ā±ā€‰standard deviation.
  2. Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; N/A, not available; PMI, postmortem interval.