Prevalence and Correlates of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Quebec: Prevalence et correlats des troubles du spectre de l'autisme au Quebec.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence, comorbidities, and service use of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) based on data from Quebec Integrated Chronic Diseases Surveillance System (QICDSS). METHODS:We included all residents up to age 24 eligible for health plan coverage who were in Quebec for at least 1 day from January 1, 1996, to March 31, 2015. To be considered as having an ASD, an individual had to have had at least 1 physician claim or hospital discharge abstract from 2000 to 2015 indicating one of the following ASD diagnosis codes: ICD-9 codes 299.0 to 299.9 or their ICD-10 equivalents. RESULTS:The QICDSS shows that the prevalence of ASD has risen steadily over the past decade to approximately 1.2% ( n = 16,940) of children and youths aged 1 to 17 years in 2014 to 2015. Th

SUBMITTER: Diallo FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5894913 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature