Maternal body mass index during early pregnancy, gestational weight gain, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: Results from a Swedish total population and discordant sibling study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 870-883

  Gardner, Renee M ^a   Lee, Brian K ^b   Magnusson, Cecilia ^a,c   Rai, Dheeraj ^d,e   Frisell, Thomas ^a   Karlsson, Håkan ^a   Idring, Selma ^a,c   Dalman, Christina ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Body mass index; Gestational weight gain; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BODY MASS INDEX; MATERNAL OBESITY; MOTHER; PATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL UNDERWEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SWEDEN; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; YOUNG ADULT;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939629957     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv081     Document Type: Article

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