Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographics of non-medicated people with Asperger syndrome (AS) and controls used in the study

From: Serum proteomic analysis identifies sex-specific differences in lipid metabolism and inflammation profiles in adults diagnosed with Asperger syndrome

 

Male

Female

 

Patient

Control

Patient

Control

Sample number

14

13

16

16

Age (years)

31 ± 9

31 ± 6

33 ± 9

34 ± 5

BMI (kg/m 2 )

24 ± 3

25 ± 4

26 ± 5

25 ± 6

Smoking (yes/no)

2/12

3/10

4/12

2/14

Exercise level

5/4/5/0/0

8/3/2/0/0

1/2/10/2/1

6/2/7/1/0

Alcohol

2/3/0/0/4/5

6/1/0/2/1/3

1/1/0/0/3/11

5/5/2/2/1/1

Oral contraception

NA

NA

7/9

4/12

AQ score

38 ± 13

15 ± 6

39 ± 13

14 ± 5

EQ score

28 ± 14

37 ± 14

15 ± 16

52 ± 10

  1. Values are represented as mean ± standard deviation. BMI = body mass index. Exercise: high activity/moderate activity/low activity/sedentary/NA. Alcohol: 1to 5 units/6 to 10 units/11 to 15 units/16 to 20 units/none/NA. Oral contraception: never/past (not current).