A US national update of health condition prevalence among privately-insured autistic adults.

ABSTRACT: Aim: Previous research using state or regional samples has shown that autistic adults have a higher prevalence of health conditions in comparison to the general population. Methods: To build upon this important previous research, we conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study of 2019-2020 healthcare claims to determine the prevalence of conditions in a US national sample of privately insured autistic adults (n = 30,258) and an age- and sex-matched population comparison (n = 60,516) group of adults without autism diagnoses. Results: Like previous studies, we found that autistic adults had significantly greater odds of most mental and physical health conditions. However, our prevalence estimates differed from previous studies for several mental and physical health co

SUBMITTER: Longo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10945414 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature