Study on the relationship between serum oxytocin levels and social competence in children with autism
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2017.14.017
- VernacularTitle:孤独症患儿血清催产素水平与社交能力关系的研究
- Author:
Peiyu ZHENG
;
Zhi SHAO
;
Yaru ZHANG
;
Xiongwei HE
- Keywords:
center autistic disorder;
oxytocin;
autistic children;
serum;
social competence
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2017;46(14):1922-1923,1926
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the difference of serum oxytocin levels between autistic children and healthy children at the age of 3-5,and the relationship between serum oxytocin levels and social competence in children with autism.Methods Twenty-five autistic children and twenty healthy children were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to evaluate the oxytocin levels;the SRS was used to evaluate social competence of children with autism.Results Mann-Whitney test showed there were significantly differences in oxytocin level between autistic children and healthy children(P<0.05).The social competence of autistic children was negatively correlated to oxytocin levels(r=-0.735,P<0.01).Multiple liner regression analyses showed that oxytocin level was an impact factor of the social competence of autistic children(F=11.931,P<0.01).Conclusion This study indicates that the serum oxytocin level maybe a factor which influence the social competence of autistic children.
