Behavioral and Brain Functions

Table 3 Statistically significant Pearson’s correlation between the four measured parameters

From: A key role for an impaired detoxification mechanism in the etiology and severity of autism spectrum disorders

Parameters	R (Person correlation)	Sig.
GST ~ Mercury	-0.613	0.001^**	N^b
GST ~ Lead	-0.588	0.001^**	N^b
GST ~ Vitamin E	0.696	0.001^**	P^a
Mercury ~ Lead	0.761	0.001^**	P^a
Mercury ~ Vitamin E	-0.710	0.001^**	N^b
Lead ~ Vitamin E	-0.715	0.001^**	N^b

^aPositive correlation.
^bNegative correlation.
^**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

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