BMC Clinical Pharmacology

Table 3 Scores of Autism Severity Scale by parents at the beginning of Phase 2 and the end of Phase 2.

From: Safety and efficacy of oral DMSA therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: Part B - Behavioral results

	Initial	St dev	Final	St dev	% change
7 Rounds	5.2	2.2	4.2	2.0	-19%***
1 Round	5.5	2.7	4.5	2.6	-18%**

* P < 0.05
** P < 0.01
*** P < 0.001
N = 22 for the 7-round treatment group and N = 14 for the 1-round group. The statistical significance of the change is indicated, based on a paired ttest.

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