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Table 10 Intestinal Health Markers.

From: Gastrointestinal flora and gastrointestinal status in children with autism – comparisons to typical children and correlation with autism severity

 

Autism/Aspergers

Control

P-value

RBC

5.2%

(0.10 ± 0.55)

7.7%

(0.08 ± 0.27)

n.s.

pH

6.46 ± 0.51

6.49 ± 0.29

n.s.

Occult Blood

3.4%

7.7%

n.s.

  1. Red blood cells (RBC) reference range listed numerically with 0 = none, 1 = rare, 2 = few, 3 = moderate and 4 = many. Occult blood listed as percentage of cases with positive findings of occult blood.