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. 2018 Nov 1;10:1599–1612. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S180618

Table S2.

Sibling analysis: characteristics of ASD cases and same-sex siblings

ASD cases N=531 (%) Siblings N=601 (%) Univariate OR (95% CI)
Child characteristics
Year of birth
 <1995 24 (4.5) 62 (10.3) 1.0 (reference)
 1995–1999 123 (23.2) 133 (22.1) 2.07 (1.37–3.13)
 2000–2004 220 (41.4) 181 (30.1) 3.48 (2.25–5.39)
 2005–2009 154 (29.0) 185 (30.8) 2.08 (1.29–3.34)
 2010–2011 10 (1.9) 40 (6.7) 0.74 (0.38–1.46)
Child sex
 Female 75 (14.1) 82 (13.6) Matched
 Male 456 (85.9) 519 (86.4) Matched
Birth order
 First born 233 (43.9) 254 (42.3) 1.0 (reference)
 Second born 245 (46.1) 253 (42.1) 1.03 (0.86–1.23)
 Third born or higher 53 (10.0) 94 (15.6) 0.79 (0.54–1.16)
Maternal characteristics
Age at delivery (years)
 13–19 18 (3.4) 23 (3.8) 0.98 (0.50–1.93)
 20–24 111 (20.9) 149 (24.8) 1.0 (reference)
 25–29 184 (34.7) 169 (28.1) 1.54 (1.08–2.18)
 30–34 128 (24.1) 165 (27.5) 1.13 (0.73–1.74)
 35–39 71 (13.4) 77 (12.8) 1.31 (0.76–2.25)
 40–45 19 (3.6) 18 (3.0) 1.64 (0.66–4.07)
BMI
 <18.5 15 (2.8) 20 (3.3) 0.85 (0.34–2.12)
 18.5–24.9 156 (29.4) 170 (28.3) 1.0 (reference)
 25–29.9 69 (13.0) 85 (14.1) 0.80 (0.47–1.36)
 ≥30 59 (11.1) 67 (11.2) 0.91 (0.47–1.76)
 Unknown 232 (43.7) 259 (43.1) 0.86 (0.58–1.27)
Smoking status
 Nonsmoker 233 (43.9) 266 (44.3) 1.0 (reference)
 Smoker 140 (26.4) 129 (21.5) 2.01 (1.16–3.47)
 Ex-smoker 50 (9.4) 69 (1.5) 0.98 (0.53–1.82)
 Unknown 108 (20.3) 137 (22.8) 0.95 (0.65–1.39)
Depression 137 (25.8) 134 (22.3) 1.56 (1.03–2.36)
Suicidal behaviors 25 (4.7) 28 (4.7) 2.52 (0.65–9.81)
Anxiety 83 (15.6) 101 (16.8) 0.95 (0.53–1.67)
Other psychiatric disorders 7 (1.3) 9 (1.3) 0.92 (0.23–3.71)

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.