Table 1

Demographics of the study subjects

Study Group
Number
Age (yr) Median (range)
Sex (male: female)
Race

ASD1




Test
26
7.6 (2.3–13.4)
25:1
W2 24, H 1, AA 0, A 1
Control
107
4.8 (1.5–17.3)
92:15
W 77, H 7, AA 11, A 9, other 3

CRS/ROM
38
6.8 (1.0–17.8)
27:11
W 12, H 16, AA 8, A 2

FA
24
2.5 (1.0–13.7)
18:6
W 12, H 4, AA 4, A 4

Control
43
7.0 (1.0–13.8)
31:12
W 31, H 6, AA 3, A 3

1 ASD test group patients were diagnosed with autism (N = 21), pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) (N = 4), and ASD (not categorized as autism or PDD-NOS due to age) (N = 1). ASD control group patients were diagnosed with autism (N = 70), PDD-NOS (N = 27), and ASD (not categorized as autism or PDD-NOS due to age) (N = 10).

2 Abbreviations: W Caucasian, H Hispanic, AA African American, A Asian.

Jyonouchi et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008 5:52   doi:10.1186/1742-2094-5-52