Table 8 Binary logistic regression analysis for the significant risk factors for ASD among the studied group

University educated mother

3.09

0.13

1.93

0.08

1.99

0.82

4.65

Factories near house

74.08

0.99

13.89

< 0.001**

14.90

4.72

34.76

First and middle child

32.74

0.68

8.28

< 0.001**

16.28

6.73

45.87

Not exclusive breast feeding

0.60

0.03

2.29

0.89

1.83

0.56

3.85

Fresh milk in feeding

0.46

0.06

3.07

0.93

1.59

0.45

2.99

Artificial food

2.94

0.16

1.12

0.45

1.65

0.56

3.74

Congenital anomalies

33.38

0.54

8.52

< 0.001**

31.55

19.43

65.41

Chronic medical condition

37.66

0.84

7.71

< 0.001**

22.68

12.47

42.84

GIT troubles

3.38

0.12

1.81

0.08

1.57

0.30

6.76

Medication intake

33.58

0.83

5.56

< 0.001**

30.45

18.45

59.32

Strong attachment to TV

36.32

0.82

8.61

< 0.001**

29.82

7.45

53.29

> 6 h watching TV

2.01

0.12

1.51

0.07

1.49

0.53

4.56

Canned food during pregnancy

1.47

0.09

0.14

0.12

0.95

0.23

3.45

Medical condition in pregnancy

6.21

0.34

2.64

0.03*

10.53

3.23

26.23

Psychiatric disorder in family

23.45

0.51

6.23

0.01*

16.78

5.67

31.83