Table 2.
Diagnoses given by the primary physician in the community clinic, based on anatomical/systemic classification
| Total N = 2744 |
ASD N = 459 |
w/o ASD N = 2285 |
OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal wall defect | 43 (1.6%) | 5 (1.1%) | 38 (1.7%) | 0.65 (0.26–1.66) | 0.366 |
| Adenoid/tonsils | 120 (4.4%) | 29 (6.3%) | 91 (4%) | 1.63 (1.06–2.50) | 0.026 |
| Auricular diseases | 14 (0.5%) | 7 (1.5%) | 7 (0.3%) | 5.04 (1.76–14.44) | 0.001 |
| Cardiovascular | 101 (3.7%) | 26 (5.7%) | 75 (3.3%) | 1.77 (1.12–2.80) | 0.013 |
| Dermatological | 27 (1%) | 9 (2%) | 18 (0.8%) | 2.52 (1.12–5.64) | 0.020 |
| Endocrinological | 206 (7.5%) | 46 (10%) | 160 (7%) | 1.48 (1.05–2.09) | 0.025 |
| Gastrointestinal | 94 (3.4%) | 25 (5.4%) | 69 (3%) | 1.85 (1.16–2.96) | 0.009 |
| Haematological | 99 (3.6%) | 19 (4.1%) | 80 (3.5%) | 1.19 (0.71–1.98) | 0.503 |
| Neurological | 130 (4.7%) | 76 (16.6%) | 54 (2.4%) | 8.20 (5.69–11.81) | <0.001 |
| Neuromuscular | 13 (0.5%) | 4 (0.9%) | 9 (0.4%) | 2.22 (0.68–7.25) | 0.174 |
| Ophthalmological | 30 (1.1%) | 12 (2.6%) | 18 (0.8%) | 3.38 (1.62–7.07) | 0.001 |
| Orthopaedic | 40 (1.5%) | 12 (2.6%) | 28 (1.2%) | 2.16 (1.09–4.29) | 0.023 |
| Orthopaedic-fracture | 15 (0.5%) | 4 (0.9%) | 11 (0.5%) | 1.82 (0.58–5.73) | 0.301 |
| Psychiatric – attention-deficit and/or hyperactivity | 49 (1.8%) | 19 (4.1%) | 30 (1.3%) | 3.25 (1.81–5.89) | <0.001 |
| Renal | 15 (0.5%) | 1 (0.2%) | 14 (0.6%) | 0.35 (0.05–2.70) | 0.295 |
| Respiratory | 176 (6.4%) | 38 (8.3%) | 138 (6%) | 1.40 (0.97–2.04) | 0.074 |
| Rheumatological | 36 (1.3%) | 8 (1.7%) | 28 (1.2%) | 1.43 (0.65–3.16) | 0.374 |
| Urological | 76 (2.8%) | 16 (3.5%) | 60 (2.6%) | 1.34 (0.76–2.35) | 0.306 |
The differences in diagnoses between children with and without ASD were evaluated via Pearson's χ2 or Fisher exact tests. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) are highlighted in bold font.