Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders: Global burden of disease 2019 and bibliometric analysis of risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To explore the geographical pattern and temporal trend of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) epidemiology from 1990 to 2019, and perform a bibliometric analysis of risk factors for ASD.

Methods

In this study, ASD epidemiology was estimated with prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of 204 countries and territories by sex, location, and sociodemographic index (SDI). Age-standardized rate (ASR) and estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) were used to quantify ASD temporal trends. Besides, the study performed a bibliometric analysis of ASD risk factors since 1990. Publications published were downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and were analyzed using CiteSpace.

Results

Globally, there were estimated 28.3 mill

SUBMITTER: Li YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760802 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature