Journal article
Sociodemographic risk factors for autism in a US metropolitan area
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 37(4), pp 667-677
01 Apr 2007
PMID: 16951989
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Abstract
The present study examined the association between autism and sociodemographic factors, overall and in subgroups of children with autism with and without mental retardation (Autism/MR and Autism/No MR, respectively); the association was further examined in subanalyses by child's source of ascertainment to assess the presence of ascertainment bias. In the main analyses, one marker of higher social class (higher median family income) was significantly associated with autism overall. Both markers of higher social class (higher maternal education and higher median family income) were significantly associated with autism/no MR, but not associated with autism/MR. In the subanalyses, associations with social class varied by ascertainment source. Future studies should consider phenotypic subgroups of children with autism and must consider potential ascertainment bias.
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- Title
- Sociodemographic risk factors for autism in a US metropolitan area
- Creators
- Tanya Karapurkar Bhasin - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesDiana Schendel - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 37(4), pp 667-677
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000245534700007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34147122082
- Other Identifier
- 991021463611204721
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