Autism Spectrum Disorder Among US Children (2002–2010): Socioeconomic, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities
| Autor: | Deborah Christensen, Laura A. Schieve, Martha S. Wingate, Li-Ching Lee, Matthew J. Maenner, Robert T. Fitzgerald, Jon Baio, Kim Van Naarden Braun, Julie L. Daniels, Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, Pamela Imm, Maureen S. Durkin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Population Ethnic group behavioral disciplines and activities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases mental disorders medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences education Psychiatry Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study Poverty business.industry Extramural 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Confidence interval Autism spectrum disorder business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 107:1818-1826 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.2017.304032 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To describe the association between indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States during the period 2002 to 2010, when overall ASD prevalence among children more than doubled, and to determine whether SES disparities account for ongoing racial and ethnic disparities in ASD prevalence. Methods. We computed ASD prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from population-based surveillance, census, and survey data. We defined SES categories by using area-level education, income, and poverty indicators. We ascertained ASD in 13 396 of 1 308 641 8-year-old children under surveillance. Results. The prevalence of ASD increased with increasing SES during each surveillance year among White, Black, and Hispanic children. The prevalence difference between high- and low-SES groups was relatively constant over time (3.9/1000 [95% CI = 3.3, 4.5] in 2002 and 4.1/1000 [95% CI = 3.6, 4.6] in the period 2006–2010). Significant racial/ethnic differences in ASD prevalence remained after stratification by SES. Conclusions. A positive SES gradient in ASD prevalence according to US surveillance data prevailed between 2002 and 2010, and racial and ethnic disparities in prevalence persisted during this time among low-SES children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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