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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Epidemiol. 2022 Jul 5:10.1007/s10654-022-00884-3. doi: 10.1007/s10654-022-00884-3

Table 1.

Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder starting at 1 year of age according to defective placentation syndromes. Live-born singleton non-malformed children in Sweden 2000–2016.

Defective placentation syndrome General cohort Sibling cohort

Number of children No. with autism Rate per 10,000 child-years Number of children No. with autism Rate per 10,000 child-years

Total 1,645,455 23,810 16.17 1,092,132 14,483 14.66
Placental abruption
 No 1,640,167 23,684 16.14 1,088,931 14,411 14.64
 Yes 5288 126 25.61 3201 72 24.35
Preeclampsia
 No preeclampsia 1,601,162 22,862 15.96 1,066,542 13,949 14.49
 Preeclampsia at ≥37 weeks without SGA1 30,163 555 20.45 17,922 320 18.51
 Preeclampsia at ≥37 weeks with SGA 4914 129 29.23 2674 79 30.10
 Preeclampsia at 34 to 36 weeks 5660 140 26.88 3190 74 24.06
 Preeclampsia at <34 weeks 3441 122 37.54 1739 61 35.31
 Missing 115 2 15.84 65 0
Gestational age2
 Term 1,571,286 22,204 15.81 1,047,369 13,590 14.38
 Moderately preterm spontaneous 47,419 801 18.35 29,877 462 16.21
 Very/extremely preterm spontaneous 5026 206 45.89 2784 115 44.69
 Moderately preterm medically indicated 16,619 387 26.03 9429 211 24.87
 Very/extremely preterm medically indicated 3281 137 45.92 1666 67 43.03
 Missing 1824 75 33.45 1007 38 31.82
1

Birth weight-for-gestational age <10th percentile.

2

Term: ≥37 weeks. Moderately preterm: 32 to 36 weeks. Very/extremely preterm: 22 to 31 weeks.