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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for ASD predictive accuracy of TSH and IL-8

From: Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone and interleukin-8 levels in boys with autism spectrum disorder

Models

Best cut score

Ļ‡ 2

p

Accuracy

TSH alone (low is ASD)

1.865

12.48

<0.001

29/38 (76%)

IL-8 alone (high is ASD)

10.345

10.72

0.001

28/38 (74%)

Using above cut scores for TSH and IL-8 for group membership

1.5

15.67

<0.001

31/38 (82%)

LR model both TSH and IL-8

0.61185

14.616

<0.001

30/38 (79%)

  1. Data from 18 ASD and 20 TD boys
  2. LR logistic regression