Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study
The aim of this study was to investigate whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with birth in certain months in Taiwan, as has been found in other countries. A case–control study (1:4) matched according to sex and age was conducted. The study population comprised 4.3% of the population...
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| author | Ching-Lin Chu Mei Hung Chi Chia-Hung Tang Yi Ting Hsieh Tzu I Lee Yen Kuang Yang Po See Chen |
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| description | The aim of this study was to investigate whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with birth in certain months in Taiwan, as has been found in other countries. A case–control study (1:4) matched according to sex and age was conducted. The study population comprised 4.3% of the population of Taiwan, using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) from 1996 through 2008. Multiple logistic regressions were performed after adjusting for socioeconomic factors of urbanization level and income level. A total of 965 people with ASD and 3,860 controls were recruited. In comparison with a March birth, a higher risk of ASD was found for June and August births. After adjusting for level of urbanization and income, the risk of developing ASD was still higher for June, July, and August births over the year. There was higher risk of ASD in urban area when comparing with rural area. A higher risk of ASD was found in the highest income level. A higher risk of ASD was identified among children born in summer months, and a higher risk of ASD in urban area and high socioeconomic status suggested the presence of social-environmental causes of ASD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d7946ae76ee416cad8c367554f11ca22022-12-21T22:48:37ZengRajanagarindra Institute of Child DevelopmentInternational Journal of Child Development and Mental Health2286-74812586-887X2018-12-01622029110611Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide StudyChing-Lin Chu0Mei Hung Chi1Chia-Hung Tang2Yi Ting Hsieh3Tzu I Lee4Yen Kuang Yang5Po See Chen6Department of Educational Psychiatry & Counseling, National Pingtung University, Pingtung, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanThe aim of this study was to investigate whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with birth in certain months in Taiwan, as has been found in other countries. A case–control study (1:4) matched according to sex and age was conducted. The study population comprised 4.3% of the population of Taiwan, using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) from 1996 through 2008. Multiple logistic regressions were performed after adjusting for socioeconomic factors of urbanization level and income level. A total of 965 people with ASD and 3,860 controls were recruited. In comparison with a March birth, a higher risk of ASD was found for June and August births. After adjusting for level of urbanization and income, the risk of developing ASD was still higher for June, July, and August births over the year. There was higher risk of ASD in urban area when comparing with rural area. A higher risk of ASD was found in the highest income level. A higher risk of ASD was identified among children born in summer months, and a higher risk of ASD in urban area and high socioeconomic status suggested the presence of social-environmental causes of ASD.https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/110611Autism spectrum disorderMonth of birthNationwideSocioeconomic statusUrbanization |
| spellingShingle | Ching-Lin Chu Mei Hung Chi Chia-Hung Tang Yi Ting Hsieh Tzu I Lee Yen Kuang Yang Po See Chen Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health Autism spectrum disorder Month of birth Nationwide Socioeconomic status Urbanization |
| title | Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study |
| title_full | Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study |
| title_fullStr | Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study |
| title_short | Correlation of Month of Birth and Socioeconomic Status with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Nationwide Study |
| title_sort | correlation of month of birth and socioeconomic status with autism spectrum disorder a nationwide study |
| topic | Autism spectrum disorder Month of birth Nationwide Socioeconomic status Urbanization |
| url | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/110611 |
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