Is the association between mothers’ autistic traits and childhood autistic traits moderated by maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index?

Abstract Background Previous studies showed that there is a positive association between mothers’ and children’s autistic traits. We also tested if this association is more pronounced in mothers with a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). Method The study was embedded in two cohorts with info...

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Main Authors: Novika Purnama Sari, Alexandros Tsompanidis, Rama J. Wahab, Romy Gaillard, Ezra Aydin, Rosemary Holt, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Pauline W. Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Molecular Autism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-023-00578-x