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Table 1 Subject characteristics for ASD (autism spectrum disorders) and controls

From: Possible sexually dimorphic role of miRNA and other sncRNA in ASD brain

Primary diagnosis

Case number

Sex

Age (years)

Diagnostic measure

PMI (hours)

Primary cause of death

ASD

B-7002

F

5

ADI-R

33.0

Drowning

ASD

B-5342

F

11

ADI-R

12.9

Drowning

ASD

B-7575

M

15

Suspected ASD

30.8

Head trauma

ASD

B-6640

F

29

ADI-R

17.8

Seizure/stroke

ASD

B-7762

M

30

Suspected ASD

22.9

Epilepsy

ASD

B-5173

M

30

ADI-R

20.3

Gastrointestinal bleeding/seizure

ASD

B-6401a

M

39

ADI-R

14.0

Cardiac tamponade

ASD

B-7085

F

49

Suspected ASD

21.1

Cancer

ASD

B-7376b

F

52

ADI-R

39.2

Unknown

ASD

B-7886

M

50

ADI-R

22.7

Aspiration/seizure

ASD mean

n = 10

 

31.0 ± 5.3

 

23.5 ± 2.7

 

CTRL

B-6736

F

4

–

17.0

Acute bronchopneumonia

CTRL

B-7387

M

17

–

30.8

Asphyxia/hanging

CTRL

B-7738

M

24

–

35.5

Unknown

CTRL

B-7369

M

36

–

26.0

Possible pulmonary embolism/MI

CTRL

B-7835

F

39

–

25.3

Asphyxia/pneumonia

CTRL

B-7333

M

40

–

25.3

Hepatic encephalopathy

CTRL

B-8018

M

54

–

19.9

Unknown

CTRL

B-8155

M

58

–

20.5

Unknown

CTRL mean

n = 8

 

34.0 ± 6.5

 

25.0 ± 2.1

 
  1. Demographics of each brain donor. The average ± the standard error of the mean is provided for ASD and CTRL. There were no significant differences in sex, age, or PMI between ASD and CTRL groups
  2. ASD autism spectrum disorders, CTRL typically developing control, PMI postmortem interval
  3. aSTS excluded
  4. bPAC excluded