Cytokine levels and associations with symptom severity in male and female children with autism spectrum disorder

Table 1 Participant clinical characteristics

		Total	Male	Female
N		144	113	31
Age (years)
	Mean	8.16	7.96	9.53
	SD	4.21	4.05	4.79
	Range	2.08–18.25	2.83–18	2.25–18.25
BMI (kg/m2)
	Mean	18.34	16.74	21.12
	SD	4.63	2.05	7.09
	Range	12.26–46.96	13.50–21.74	13.45–46.96
Head circumference (cm)
	Mean	53.86	53.67	54.20
	SD	3.01	2.21	3.46
	Range	46–62	49.5–59	46–61
ADOS module
	Module 1	35	28	7
	Module 2	58	49	9
	Module 3	42	31	11
	Module 4	9	6	3
Severity (ADOS comparison score)
	Median	6	6	6
	Range	1–10	1–10	1–9
Severity of symptoms
	Mild/moderate	85	68	17
	Severe	59	45	14
SRS
	Mean	88.18	86.43	97.27
	SD	15.71	11.09	19.11
	Range	44–126	64–106	44–126
Sleep scores
	Median	12.5	53	56
	Range	1–31	46–78	46–72
GI symptoms
	Absent	85	65	20
	Present	59	47	11

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ADOS autism diagnostic observation schedule, SRS social responsiveness scale, GI gastrointestinal

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