Table 5 Relation between serum vitamin D and CARS, language age and DSM-V levels of severity
From: Vitamin D profile in autism spectrum disorder children and its relation to the disease severity
| Â | Serum vitamin D | Test of significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deficient <20 ng/ml | Insufficiency 20-30 ng/ml | Normal >30-100 ng/ml | ||
N=23 | N=51 | N=6 | ||
➢CARS | 34.26±2.45 | 34.16±2.57 | 36.33±2.58 | F=1.99 P=0.143 |
➢language age (months) | 11.56±2.37 | 12.0±3.68 | 10.33±2.88 | F=0.733 P=0.484 |
➢DSM-V levels of severity n(%) |  |  |  |  |
• level1 | 6 (26.1) | 14 (27.5) | 0 | MC=3.21 |
• level2 | 9 (39.1) | 24 (47.1) | 3 (50.0) | P=0.523 |
• level3 | 8 (34.8) | 13 (25.5) | 3 (50.0) |  |