Table 3.
Odds of having at high risk of Autism among surveyed children according to the maternal and paternal characteristics
|
maternal and paternal characteristicsa N = 41,640 |
All ASD (n = 1370) n(%) |
Boys (n = 879) n(%) |
Girls n = 491 n(%) |
COR (95% CI) All versus Healthy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother age at giving birth | ||||
| < 18 (1976) | 50 (2.5) | 38(1.9) | 12(0.6) |
> 35 vs. < 18 1.57(1.13–2.18)* |
| 18 to < 35 (35,958) | 1167 (3.2) | 752(2.1) | 415(1.1) |
18- < 35 vs. < 18 1.29(0.97–1.72) |
| > 35 (3407) | 133 (3.9) | 80(2.9) | 53(1.7) |
18- < 35 vs. > 35 .83(0.69–1.0) |
| No mother (299) | 20 (6.7) | 9(3.0) | 11(3.7) |
No mother vs. mother at home 2.04 (1.29–3.23)** |
| Current Mothers Age | ||||
| < 35 (n = 36,344) | 1179 (3.2) | 761(2.0) | 418(1.2) |
= > 35 vs. < 35 1.08(0.97–1.21) |
| = > 35 (n = 5296) | 191 (3.6) | 118(2.2) | 73(1.4) | |
| Mothers Education | ||||
| 1. Illiterate/ Read & write to Prep (16,046) | 580 (3.6) | 369(2.2) | 211(1.4) |
3 vs. 1 0.66(0.55–0.79)** |
| 2. High School & technical (18,609) | 628 (3.4) | 416(2.2) | 212(1.2) |
2 vs. 1 0.90(0.80–1.01) |
| 3. University or higher (6674) | 142 (2.1) | 85(1.2) | 57(0.9) |
2 vs. 3 1.59(1.32–1.9)* |
| Fathers Education | ||||
| 1. Illiterate/ Read & write to Prep (14,666) | 569 (3.9) | 377(2.6) | 192(1.3) |
3 vs. 1 0.61(0.51–0.72)* |
| 2. High School & technical (18,390) | 569 (3.0) | 367(2.0) | 202(1.0) |
2 vs. 1 0.75(0.67–0.85)* |
| 3. University or higher (6662) | 133 (2.0) | 77(1.2) | 56(0.8) |
2 vs. 3 1.55(1.28–1.8)* |
| 4. No father at home (1922) | 99 (5.2) | 58(3.0) | 41(2.2) |
No Father vs. Father at home 1.61(1.3–1.98)* |
| Mothers´ work | ||||
| 1. Work (paid-unpaid-her own) (n = 6014) | 196 (3.3) | 121 (2.0) | 75 (1.3) |
COR 2 vs 1 1.00(0.86–1.17) |
| 2. Unemployed (35,315) | 1154 (3.3) | 749(2.1) | 405 (1.2) | |
apercent was calculated out of rows
*p-value significant at < 0.05
**p-value highly sig at < 0.01