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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism. 2023 Aug 30;28(4):975–984. doi: 10.1177/13623613231188876

Table 2:

Incidence rate ratios (95% CI) for one-unit increases in QCHAT-10 score associated with maternal obesity and diabetes during pregnancy1

Relative increase in QCHAT-10 score (IRR 95% CI)
Single exposure *
Obesity 2
Underweight (BMI >18.5kg/m2) 1.06 (0.98–1.14)
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9kg/m2) 1.03 (0.99–1.05)
Obese Class 1 (BMI 30–34.9kg/m2) 1.07 (1.04–1.11)
Obese Class 2 (BMI 35.0–39.9 kg/m2) 1.16 (1.12–1.21)
Obese Class 3 (BMI >40.0 kg/m2) 1.26 (1.19–1.32)
   
Diabetes 3
Preexisting diabetes 1.13 (1.06–1.21)
GDM ≤ 26 weeks 1.10 (1.05–1.17)
GDM > 26 weeks 1.04 (0.99–1.09)
   
Multiple exposure, mutually adjusted +
Obesity
Underweight (BMI >18.5kg/m2) 1.06 (0.98–1.14)
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9kg/m2) 1.02 (0.99–1.05)
Obese Class 1 (BMI 30–34.9kg/m2) 1.07 (1.03–1.10)
Obese Class 2 (BMI 35.0–39.9 kg/m2) 1.15 (1.11–1.20)
Obese Class 3 (BMI >40.0 kg/m2) 1.24 (1.18–1.30)
   
Diabetes
Preexisting diabetes 1.08 (1.00–1.16)
GDM diagnosed at ≤ 26 gestational weeks 1.07 (1.01–1.13)
GDM diagnosed at > 26 gestational weeks 1.02 (0.97–1.07)
1

From negative binomial regression adjusted for birth year, maternal age, parity, maternal race/ethnicity, maternal educational qualifications, history of comorbidity, income (per 10k), and child’s sex

2

Reference category is Normal BMI (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

3

Reference category is No Diabetes

*

Not adjusted for the other maternal pregnancy exposure

+

Simultaneously adjusted for the other maternal pregnancy exposure