Parental asthma and risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: A population and family-based case-control study.

Tong GongCecilia LundholmGustaf RejnöSven BölteHenrik LarssonBrian M D'OnofrioPaul LichtensteinCatarina Almqvist

Published in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)

In this large observational study, parental asthma was associated with slightly elevated risk of ASD in offspring. More specifically, the increased risk by maternal asthma did not seem to be confounded by familial factors. There was no evidence of an association between asthma medications during pregnancy and offspring ASD.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
high fat diet
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
intellectual disability
cystic fibrosis
adipose tissue
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age