Table 3

Summary of matched cases

Study group
Age (yr) Median (range)
Atopy
Asthma

ASD-test1
6.4 (3.3–11.8)
5
3

ASD-control2
6.7 (3.2–12.1)
4
3

Normal control
6.4 (3.3–12.5)
5
4

1 In ASD-test group, they are diagnosed with autism (N = 15) and PDD-NOS (N = 4) and the ASD case controls were matched with ASD diagnosis in addition to age and sex.

2 All the ASD case controls were documented to have developmental regression at the onset of ASD symptoms as were the ASD test group children.

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