Prenatal and infant exposure to ambient pesticides and autism spectrum disorder in children: population based case-control study.
Ondine S von EhrensteinChenxiao LingXin CuiMyles CockburnAndrew S ParkFei YuJun WuBeate RitzPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2019)
Findings suggest that an offspring's risk of autism spectrum disorder increases following prenatal exposure to ambient pesticides within 2000 m of their mother's residence during pregnancy, compared with offspring of women from the same agricultural region without such exposure. Infant exposure could further increase risks for autism spectrum disorder with comorbid intellectual disability.
Keyphrases
- autism spectrum disorder
- intellectual disability
- risk assessment
- air pollution
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- particulate matter
- pregnant women
- high fat diet
- human health
- young adults
- gas chromatography
- climate change
- heavy metals
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- mass spectrometry
- insulin resistance
- high resolution
- working memory