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Table 3 Demographic data associated with raphe brain-tissue samples

From: N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor interacts with the serotonin transporter and modulates its trafficking: implications for pathophysiology in autism

 

Control (n = 11)

Autism (n = 7)

P value

Age (years) (range)

14.45 (8–29)

14.57 (8–27)

NSa

Race, n (%)

Caucasian 7 (63.6), African-American 4 (36.4)

Caucasian 3 (42.9), African-American 2 (28.6), NA 2 (28.6)

NSb

Gender, n (%)

Male 7 (63.6), Female 4 (36.4)

Male 6 (85.7), Female 1 (14.3)

NSb

Post-mortem interval (hours) (range)

14.82 (5–20)

18.05 (8.3-50)

NSa

  1. aDerived from Mann–Whitney U test, bDerived from Fisher’s exact test.
  2. NA, not available; NS, not significant.