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Table 4 Group demographics

From: Corticosteroid therapy in regressive autism: a retrospective study of effects on the Frequency Modulated Auditory Evoked Response (FMAER), language, and behavior

 

STAR group (n = 20)

NSA group (n = 24)

t-test

p

Age at first study (years)

3.909 +/− 1.248

4.522 +/− 1.800

1.29

n.s.

Time between studies (years)

2.136 +/− 1.609

1.904 +/− 0.989

0.49

n.s.

Age at regression (months)

18.925 +/− 9.928

   

Length of regression (weeks)

20.053 +/− 12.70

   

Length of treatment (months)

9.125 +/− 3.26

   

Gender

18 males, 2 females

18 males, 6 females

 

n.s.

Handedness

18 right, 2 left

23 right,1 left

 

n.s.

Subjects with history of regression (n)

20 of 20

7 of 24

 

0.0001