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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2020 May 23;188:109709. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109709

Table 1.

Number of ECHO cohorts with neurodevelopmental assessments and existing maternal prenatal or child delivery chemical assays, n (%)a

Neurodevelopmental Assessment Nb OPs Pyrethroids OCPs Herbicides and
fungicides
PCBs PBDEs Environmental
phenols
Phthalates PFASs Perchlorate and
other anions
PAHs Metals or
metalloids
ASD-related phenotype
  ASD clinical diagnosisc 21 2 (9.5) 1 (4.8) 2 (9.5) 0 3 (14.3) 3 (14.3) 4 (19.0) 4 (19.0) 2 (9.5) 0 1 (4.8) 4 (19.0)
  Social Responsiveness Scale 15 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3) 0 3 (20.0) 3 (20.0) 2 (13.3) 4 (26.7) 0 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3) 2 (13.3)
Attention disorders-related phenotype
  ADHD clinical diagnosisc 22 2 (9.1) 1 (4.5) 1 (4.5) 0 2 (9.1) 2 (9.1) 3 (13.6) 3 (13.6) 2 (9.1) 0 1 (4.5) 4 (18.2)
  CBRS 5 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 0 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 0 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 2 (40.0)
  Continuous performance test 4 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 0 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 0 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0)
Brain magnetic resonance imaging 17 2 (11.8) 1 (5.9) 1 (5.9) 0 1 (5.9) 1 (5.9) 4 (23.5) 3 (17.6) 1 (5.9) 1 (5.9) 2 (11.8) 1 (5.9)
Infant/toddler development
  BSID 18 3 (16.7) 2 (11.1) 4 (22.2) 1 (5.6) 4 (22.2) 4 (22.2) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7)
  Other developmental assessment 27 3 (11.1) 2 (7.4) 5 (18.5) 1 (3.7) 5 (18.5) 5 (18.5) 8 (29.6) 8 (29.6) 4 (14.8) 1 (3.7) 4 (14.8) 5 (18.5)
Intelligence quotient
  WISC or WPPSI 13 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 0 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 2 (15.4) 2 (15.4) 1 (7.7) 2 (15.4) 1 (7.7) 2 (15.4)
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 4 1 (25.0) 0 1 (25.0) 0 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 0 0 2 (50.0)
Language development
  MacArthur-Bates CDI 12 1 (8.3) 0 2 (16.7) 0 2 (16.7) 3 (25.0) 3 (25.0) 3 (25.0) 2 (16.7) 0 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3)
  Preschool language test 13 2 (15.4) 1 (7.7) 2 (15.4) 0 2 (15.4) 3 (23.1) 3 (23.1) 3 (23.1) 2 (15.4) 1 (7.7) 1 (7.7) 2 (15.4)
  Speech and language assessment scale 18 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6) 2 (11.1) 0 2 (11.1) 3 (16.7) 4 (22.2) 4 (22.2) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 3 (16.7)
Externalizing/internalizing behavior scoring
  Child Behavior Checklist 26 3 (11.5) 2 (7.7) 3 (11.5) 0 4 (15.4) 4 (15.4) 5 (19.2) 6 (23.1) 2 (7.7) 2 (7.7) 3 (11.5) 4 (15.4)
  BASC 9 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 0 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 3 (33.3)
Depression scale (any) 14 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 0 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3) 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3) 4 (28.6)
  Child Depression Inventory 8 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 0 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 0 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5) 2 (25.0)
Executive function test
  BRIEF 18 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 0 1 (5.6) 2 (11.1) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 2 (11.1) 3 (16.7)
Gross motor development (any) 34 4 (11.8) 3 (8.8) 4 (11.8) 1 (2.9) 5 (14.7) 5 (14.7) 6 (17.6) 6 (17.6) 4 (11.8) 1 (2.9) 4 (11.8) 7 (20.6)
Fine motor skills (any) 21 2 (9.5) 2 (9.5) 3 (14.3) 1 (4.8) 3 (14.3) 4 (19.0) 4 (19.0) 4 (19.0) 4 (19.0) 1 (4.8) 4 (19.0) 6 (28.6)
  Pegboard 9 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 0 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2)

ADHD, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; BASC, Behavior Assessment System for Children; BSID, Bayley Scales of Infant Development; BRIEF, Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function; CBRS, Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales; CDI, Communicative Development Inventories; OCPs, organochlorine pesticides; OPs, organophosphorus insecticides; PAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; PBDEs, polybrominated diphenyl ethers; PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls; PFASs, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; WISC, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; WPPSI, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence.

a

Number (%) of ECHO cohorts with the specified chemical assay among those with the neurodevelopmental assessment at any life stage.

b

Number of ECHO cohorts with the neurodevelopmental assessment at any life stage.

c

Diagnosis based on clinician assessment or parent report of a clinical diagnosis.