Incidence and risk factors for autism spectrum disorder among infants born <29 weeks' gestation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was aimed to assess the incidence of and risk factors for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among preterm infants born <29 weeks' gestational age (GA).

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of infants born <29 weeks' GA admitted to two tertiary neonatal intensive care units (2009 to 2017) and followed ≥18 months corrected age (CA) at a neonatal follow-up clinic. The primary outcome was ASD, diagnosed using standardized testing or provisional diagnosis at ≥18 months CA. Patient data and 18-month CA developmental outcomes were obtained from the local Canadian Neonatal Follow Up Network database and chart review. Stepwise logistic regression assessed factors associated with ASD.

Results

Among 300 eligible infants, 26 (8.7%) were diagnosed with confirmed

SUBMITTER: Busque AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528782 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature