Prenatal and perinatal risk factors for autism

Prenatal and perinatal risk factors for autism

Aim: To identify pre- and perinatal risk factors for autism. Method: Case control study. We matched names of patients from North Dakota who met DSM criteria for autism, a pervasive developmental disorder, and autisticdisorder with their birth certificates. Five matched controls were selected for eac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of perinatal medicine 1999-01, Vol.27 (6), p.441-450
Hauptverfasser: Burd, Larry, Severud, Robin, Kerbeshian, Jacob, Klug, Marilyn G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Apgar Score
Autistic Disorder - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Case-Control Studies
Child clinical studies
Developmental disorders
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Infantile autism
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
North Dakota
Pregnancy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Registries
Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Aim: To identify pre- and perinatal risk factors for autism. Method: Case control study. We matched names of patients from North Dakota who met DSM criteria for autism, a pervasive developmental disorder, and autisticdisorder with their birth certificates. Five matched controls were selected for each case. Results: Univariate analysis of the 78 cases and 390 controls identified seven risk factors. Logistic modeling to control for confounding produced a five variable model. The model parameters were χ2 = 36.6 and p
ISSN:0300-5577
1619-3997
DOI:10.1515/JPM.1999.059