Research Article
Increased Serum Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, Resistin, and Visfatin in the Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case-Control Study
Table 4
Correlations of TNF-α, resistin, and visfatin serum levels in autistic and healthy children.
| Examined significant correlation | | |
| Autistic children | | | Visfatin and TNF-α | 0.62 | 0.01 | Resistin and TNF-α | 0.80 | 0.01 | Resistin and visfatin | 0.66 | 0.01 | TNF-α and age | −0.39 | 0.03 | TNF-α and weight | −0.40 | 0.02 | TNF-α and BMI | −0.24 | 0.18 | Resistin and age | −0.36 | 0.04 | Resistin and weight | −0.34 | 0.06 | Resistin and BMI | −0.22 | 0.23 | Visfatin and age | −0.28 | 0.1 | Visfatin and weight | −0.3 | 0.1 | Visfatin and BMI | −0.2 | 0.2 | Healthy children | | | Visfatin and TNF-α | 0.33 | 0.06 | Resistin and TNF-α | 0.40 | 0.02 | Resistin and visfatin | 0.58 | 0.01 | TNF-α and age | −0.32 | 0.08 | TNF-α and weight | 0.09 | 0.6 | TNF-α and BMI | 0.13 | 0.48 | Resistin and age | −0.3 | 0.25 | Resistin and weight | 0.08 | 0.64 | Resistin and BMI | 0.18 | 0.33 | Visfatin and age | 0.36 | 0.05 | Visfatin and weight | 0.04 | 0.82 | Visfatin and BMI | 0.09
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BMI: body mass index; Spearman’s rank test, .
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