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. 2021 Sep 6;9:671631. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.671631

Table 3.

Sibling comparison of neurodevelopmental disorders in individuals diagnosed with feeding and eating disorder (n = 3,347).

Individuals with FED Siblings without FED Adjusted for birth year and sex
HR (95% CI)
Adjusted#
HR (95% CI)
No. diagnosed Incidence rate* No. diagnosed Incidence rate*
Neurodevelopmental disorders
    Behavioral/emotional disorders 113 8.29 109 5.44 1.55 (1.19–2.02) 1.63 (1.24–2.13)
    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 41 2.90 57 2.80 1.13 (0.76–1.69) 1.17 (0.78–1.77)
    Autism spectrum disorder 53 3.75 36 1.76 2.22 (1.45–3.36) 2.20 (1.43–3.38)
    Intellectual disability 43 3.06 19 0.93 3.29 (1.96–5.50) 3.76 (2.20–6.42)

FED, feeding and eating disorders; No., number; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval;

*

incident rate per 1,000 person-years;

#

adjusted for parity, parental age, maternal education, maternal origin, maternal cohabitation at birth, maternal smoking status during early pregnancy, parental history of psychiatric disorders before childbirth, and pregnancy complications including diabetes and pre-eclampsia.