COVID-19 Morbidity Among Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Matched Controlled Population-Based Study.

Autor: Krieger I; Shalvata Mental Health Center, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel., Erez G; Shalvata Mental Health Center, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel., Weinstein O; Hospital Division, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Department of Health Systems administration, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel., Cohen AD; Department of Quality Measurements and Research, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel., Tzur Bitan D; Shalvata Mental Health Center, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. danatz@ariel.ac.il.; Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. danatz@ariel.ac.il.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2023 Feb; Vol. 53 (2), pp. 789-794. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05187-2
Abstrakt: In this study we aimed to assess whether individuals with ASD are prone to higher infection rates, or to severe COVID-19 illness. Individuals with ASD and age- and gender-matched controlled counterparts (total n = 32,812) were assessed for COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations. Results indicated higher infection rates among individuals with ASD, with the largest effect among individuals aged 40-60 (OR = 2.05, 95%CI 1.33-3.15, p < .001), as well as higher odds for hospitalizations, evident primarily in men (OR = 2.40, 95%CI 1.14-5.02, p = 0.02) but not women. Medical and environmental risk factors may associate ASD with higher infection and morbidity rates. Healthcare policy providers should consider proactive steps to protect this population from the associated risks.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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