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Table 1 Mean ± S.D of plasma levels of acetic, valeric, hexanoic and stearidonic saturated fatty acids in autistic patients compared to age- matching controls

From: Plasma fatty acids as diagnostic markers in autistic patients from Saudi Arabia

Fatty acid

Group

N

Mean ± S.D.

Percentage change

P value

Acetic

Control

26

0.558 ± 0.082

100.00

0.000

 

Autistic

26

0.972 ± 0.247

174.14

 

Valeric

Control

26

0.100 ± 0.015

100.00

0.000

 

Autistic

26

0.510 ± 0.229

509.27

 

Hexanoic

Control

26

0.597 ± 0.478

100.00

0.000

 

Autistic

26

1.442 ± 0.349

241.65

 

Stearidonic

Control

26

0.363 ± 0.122

100.00

0.009

 

Autistic

26

0.455 ± 0.120

125.17

 
  1. This table describes the independent t-test between the control and autistic groups regarding levels of acetic, valeric, hexanoic and stearidonic acids expressed in mmol/L plasma. Significant level at p < 0.001