Table 4 Different patterns of distribution of the percentage (± SE) of small-, medium-, and large-diameter axons in segments I–V in autistic and control subjects

<  0.651

C

34.6 (2.6)

28.0 (3.0)

20.5 (2.4)

24.3 (5.6)

19.1 (3.4)

A

43.1 (2.2)

35.0 (2.4)

38.9 (7.9)

37.8 (7.8)

46.6 (6.2)

p <

0.027*

0.093

0.058

0.175

0.0014**

Diff.

+ 24.42%

ns

ns

ns

+ 143.7%

0.651–1.051

C

43.1 (1.3)

43.8 (1.3)

39.8 (1.2)

35.4 (2.8)

41.6 (2.0)

A

42.2 (1.8)

45.8 (2.1)

40.8 (5.3)

39.0 (4.2)

36.9 (3.4)

p <

0.696

0.429

0.858

0.472

0.261

Diff.

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

>  1.051

C

22.2 (1.9)

28.2 (2.1)

39.6 (3.3)

40.2 (3.8)

39.2 (3.2)

A

14.7 (1.3)

19.0 (2.1)

20.3 (3.0)

23.1 (3.8)

16.4 (3.1)

p <

0.005**

0.008**

0.007***

0.010**

0.0001***

Diff.

−34.02%

−32.52%

−48.82%

−42.52

−58.2%