Association of peripheral BDNF level with cognition, attention and behavior in preschool children

Table 5 Correlation coefficient of CBCL with BNDF levels

	Favorable direction^a	SERUM	P value	PLASMA	P value
	Favorable direction^a	Pearson correlation coefficient	P value	Pearson correlation coefficient	P value
Social withdrawal (T score)	↓	−0.17	0.34	0.18	0.35
Somatic complaints (T score)	↓	0.05	0.80	0.27	0.17
Anxiety/depression (T score)	↓	−0.13	0.51	0.36	0.06
Social problem (T score)	↓	−0.08	0.97	−0.13	0.51
Thought problem (T score)	↓	−0.05	0.81	0.02	0.93
Attention problem (T score)	↓	−0.02	0.94	0.44	0.02
Delinquent behavior (T score)	↓	0.06	0.77	0.12	0.53
Aggressive behavior (T score)	↓	−0.01	0.95	0.37	0.05
Internalizing problems (T score)	↓	−0.06	0.75	0.37	0.06
Externalizing problems (T score)	↓	−0.04	0.84	0.29	0.13
Total behavior problems (T score)	↓	−0.05	0.81	0.41	0.03

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