ERIC Number: EJ1264058
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Perinatal Factors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jamaican Children
Saroukhani, Sepideh; Samms-Vaughan, Maureen; Lee, MinJae; Bach, MacKinsey A.; Bressler, Jan; Hessabi, Manouchehr; Grove, Megan L.; Shakespeare-Pellington, Sydonnie; Loveland, Katherine A.; Rahbar, Mohammad H.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n9 p3341-3357 Sep 2020
Mode of delivery, preterm birth, and low birth weight (LBW) are hypothesized to be associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the offspring. Using data from 343 ASD cases (2-8 years) and their age- and sex-matched typically developing controls in Jamaica we investigated these hypotheses. Our statistical analyses revealed that the parish of residence could modify the association between cesarean delivery and ASD, with a difference found in this relationship in Kingston parish [matched odds ratio (MOR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) 2.30 (1.17-4.53)] and other parishes [MOR (95% CI) 0.87 (0.48-1.59)]. Although the associations of LBW and preterm birth with ASD were not significant, we observed a significant interaction between LBW and the household socioeconomic status. These findings require replication.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Perinatal Influences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Place of Residence, Birth, Correlation, Body Weight, Premature Infants, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Fogarty International Center; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (NIH); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (NIH), Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program; National Center for Research Resources (NIH/DHHS); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Jamaica
Grant or Contract Numbers: R21HD057808; R01ES022165; UL1RR024148; UL1TR000371
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