Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

BMC Pediatrics

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*

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