Cytokine profiles by peripheral blood monocytes are associated with changes in behavioral symptoms following immune insults in a subset of ASD subjects: an inflammatory subtype?

Table 3 Summary of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC), the Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scale (VABS), and the Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) results

ASD^dstudy group	ABC subscale score^a			VABS PR <1^c	CSHQ
ASD^dstudy group	I (irritability)	II (lethargy)	IV (hyperactivity)	Number (%)	Total score
ASD-IS	13.7 ± 8.2^b	8.9 ± 5.5	17.6 ± 8.2	18/24 (75%)	51.4 ± 5.0
ASD/NFA	15.1 ± 8.3	12.2 ± 9.8	21.1 ± 11.8	13/20 (65%)	49.7 ± 6.4
ASD/non-NFA	13.8 ± 9.6	10.1 ± 8.4	16.7 ± 10.1	16/20 (80%)	50.6 ± 7.2

^aABC subscales I, II, III in the ASD study groups were shown since ASD-IS children revealed changes in these scales during `flare’ states as detailed in the results section and Figure. There are no significant differences in subscales III and V among the ASD groups.
^bResults of the ABC subscale and CSHQ total scores are expressed as average value ± standard deviation (SD).
^cResults of the VABS was expressed as a number of subjects whose adaptive scale are <1st percentile rank (PR).
^d Abbreviations used; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; ASD-IS; ASD-inflammatory subtype; NFA, non-IgE mediated food allergy.

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