Co-occurring conditions and racial-ethnic disparities: Medicaid enrolled adults on the autism spectrum.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests that autistic adults have higher odds of developing several co-occurring conditions, but less is known about disparities by race and ethnicity in this population. Using 2008-2012 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data, we (i) identify the prevalence of co-occurring conditions among the population of autistic adult Medicaid beneficiaries compared to a matched sample of those without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis, (ii) conduct logistic regression to estimate odds ratios for these health conditions predicted by an autism diagnosis, and (iii) estimate odds of having these health conditions as predicted by racial/ethnic group among the autistic population only. Overall, autistic adults did not have higher prevalence of some major health conditions (cardiovascular c

SUBMITTER: Schott W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812993 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature