Table 2 Maternal risk factors of having a child with autism related to perinatal period
From: Maternal- and child-related risk factors for autism during the perinatal period
Having a child with autism | OR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Disease during pregnancy | N | % | N | % | 2.5 (1.5–4.2)* |
Yes | 27 | 30.68% | 73 | 14.78% | |
No | 61 | 69.32% | 421 | 85.22% | |
Folic acid administration during pregnancy | 1.2 (0.6–2.7) | ||||
No | 9 | 9.89% | 40 | 7.86% | |
Yes | 82 | 90.11% | 469 | 92.14% | |
Iron administration during pregnancy | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | ||||
No | 12 | 13.33% | 55 | 11.02% | |
Yes | 78 | 86.67% | 444 | 88.98% | |
Ca administration during pregnancy | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | ||||
No | 25 | 28.74% | 95 | 19.63% | |
Yes | 62 | 71.26% | 389 | 80.37% | |
Hospital admission during pregnancy | 1.6 (0.9–3.1) | ||||
Yes | 15 | 16.67% | 54 | 10.55% | |
No | 75 | 83.33% | 458 | 89.45% | |
Rh -ive | 1.6 (0.7–3.6) | ||||
Yes | 10 | 15.87% | 31 | 10.00% | |
No | 53 | 84.13% | 279 | 90.00% | |
Gestational diabetes | 3.1 (1.7–5.4)* | ||||
Yes | 23 | 25.00% | 50 | 9.65% | |
No | 69 | 75.00% | 468 | 90.35% | |
DM | 11.2 (4.9–25.4)* | ||||
Yes | 17 | 18.09% | 10 | 1.93% | |
No | 77 | 81.91% | 509 | 98.07% | |
Premature labor | 1.5 (0.9–2.7) | ||||
Yes | 20 | 21.28% | 76 | 14.67% | |
No | 74 | 78.72% | 442 | 85.33% | |
Type of labor | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) | ||||
CS | 33 | 35.11% | 157 | 30.19% | |
Normal | 61 | 64.89% | 363 | 69.81% | |