Table 1

Initial characteristics of children in the treatment and control groups

Treatment

Control

Comparison between groups (p-value)

Age

4.97 ± 1.29

4.86 ± 1.13

0.7288*

Male

30/33

22/29

0.1672**

Use of nutritional supplements

23/33

20/29

0.9999**

Use of medications

16/33

10/29

0.3915**

Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy

15/33

11/29

0.733**

ABC Total Score

55.2 ± 28.7

53.3 ± 24.0

0.7843*

ABC Irritability

13.2 ± 9.5

12.2 ± 7.9

0.6714*

ABC Social Withdrawal

10.5 ± 6.9

11.2 ± 6.9

0.7048*

ABC Stereotypy

7.5 ± 4.9

6.2 ± 4.7

0.3205*

ABC Hyperactivity

20.7 ± 9.9

20.1 ± 8.2

0.8279*

ABC Speech

3.4 ± 3.1

3.6 ± 3.6

0.8567*

ATEC Total Score

75.3 ± 19.5

75.6 ± 21.0

0.9592*

ATEC Speech/Language/Communication

16.3 ± 5.0

15.9 ± 6.1

0.7958*

ATEC Sociability

17.4 ± 6.6

17.8 ± 6.2

0.849*

ATEC Sensory/Cognitive Awareness

18.1 ± 5.2

19.6 ± 5.6

0.3676*

ATEC Health/Physical/Behavior

23.5 ± 11.5

22.4 ± 8.3

0.72*

** Chi-square test with Yates' correction or Fisher's exact test.

* Student's t test

Rossignol et al. BMC Pediatrics 2009 9:21   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-21