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. 2022 Oct 3;53(12):5663–5673. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722002884

Table 3.

Associations to autism for assessed psychiatric disorders from binomial logistic regression models for each co-occurring condition

Core autism cohort Extended autism cohort
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI p Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI p
Psychiatric conditions
Any studied psychiatric condition 2.83 2.68–2.99 <0.001* 2.38 2.03–2.78 <0.001*
ADHD 10.74 9.07–12.79 <0.001* 7.82 5.24–11.35 <0.001*
Alcohol misuse 1.25 1.09–1.43 0.036* 1.25 0.82–1.81 1.000
Anxiety 1.90 1.78–2.03 <0.001* 2.26 1.89–2.69 <0.001*
Bipolar disorder 10.51 7.94–14.10 <0.001* 7.84 4.26–13.53 <0.001*
Depression 1.65 1.55–1.76 <0.001* 1.99 1.68–2.35 <0.001*
Drug misuse 1.50 1.31–1.72 <0.001* 1.11 0.68–1.70 1.000
OCD 9.49 7.42–12.26 <0.001* 9.07 5.44–14.46 <0.001*
Psychosis 10.15 9.17–11.26 <0.001* 4.93 3.78–6.35 <0.001*
Schizophrenia 8.24 6.89–9.90 <0.001* 7.44 4.98–10.79 <0.001*
Neurological conditions
Any studied neurological condition 1.48 1.38–1.58 <0.001 1.40 1.15–1.70 0.015*
Cluster headache 1.47 0.80–2.61 1.000
Epilepsy 9.21 7.99–10.64 <0.001* 7.15 5.19–9.66 <0.001*
Migraine headache 1.04 0.91–1.19 1.000 0.97 0.66–1.39 1.000
Tension headache 0.68 0.51–0.89 0.206 1.16 0.59–2.02 1.000

OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; bipolar, bipolar disorder; anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder plus phobias; ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Outcomes for associations with autism from binomial logistic regressions models incorporating age, sex, WIMD locality and all other conditions as co-variates. No cases of cluster headache in the extended cohort.

All significance figures adjusted for 30 tests. *Indicates significance at p < 0.05.