The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis

Purpose This meta-analysis pooled relevant case-control and cohort studies to evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children. Methods The search for relevant studies in major databases was performed, which included Web of Science, PubMed, a...

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Main Authors: Ensiyeh Jenabi, Manoochehr Karami, Salman Khazaei, Saeid Bashirian
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Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2019-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjp-2018-07010.pdf
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spelling doaj-f9716bed1d3147de947db3da513a304e2020-11-25T01:37:18ZengKorean Pediatric SocietyKorean Journal of Pediatrics1738-10612092-72582019-04-0162412613010.3345/kjp.2018.0701020125553509The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysisEnsiyeh Jenabi0Manoochehr Karami1Salman Khazaei2Saeid Bashirian3 Pediatric Developmental Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranPurpose This meta-analysis pooled relevant case-control and cohort studies to evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children. Methods The search for relevant studies in major databases was performed, which included Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus up to May 2018. The odds ratios (ORs) or rate ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted from eligible studies to determine the association among the studies. Results The pooled estimates of ORs and RRs indicated a significant association between preeclampsia and ASD (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.12–1.60) and (RR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.20–1.41). Conclusions Despite existing controversy, our findings indicated that preeclampsia was associated with an increased risk of ASD among children.http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjp-2018-07010.pdfAutism spectrum disorderAutismPreeclampsiaPregnancy
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author Ensiyeh Jenabi
Manoochehr Karami
Salman Khazaei
Saeid Bashirian
spellingShingle Ensiyeh Jenabi
Manoochehr Karami
Salman Khazaei
Saeid Bashirian
The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Autism spectrum disorder
Autism
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
author_facet Ensiyeh Jenabi
Manoochehr Karami
Salman Khazaei
Saeid Bashirian
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title The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
title_short The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
title_full The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
title_fullStr The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed The association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
title_sort association between preeclampsia and autism spectrum disorders among children: a meta-analysis
publisher Korean Pediatric Society
series Korean Journal of Pediatrics
issn 1738-1061
2092-7258
publishDate 2019-04-01
description Purpose This meta-analysis pooled relevant case-control and cohort studies to evaluate the association between preeclampsia and the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children. Methods The search for relevant studies in major databases was performed, which included Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus up to May 2018. The odds ratios (ORs) or rate ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were extracted from eligible studies to determine the association among the studies. Results The pooled estimates of ORs and RRs indicated a significant association between preeclampsia and ASD (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.12–1.60) and (RR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.20–1.41). Conclusions Despite existing controversy, our findings indicated that preeclampsia was associated with an increased risk of ASD among children.
topic Autism spectrum disorder
Autism
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
url http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjp-2018-07010.pdf
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