2021
Associations of parental birth characteristics with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: a population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark
Xiao J, Gao Y, Yu Y, Toft G, Zhang Y, Luo J, Xia Y, Chawarska K, Olsen J, Li J, Liew Z. Associations of parental birth characteristics with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in their offspring: a population-based multigenerational cohort study in Denmark. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2021, 50: 485-495. PMID: 33411909, PMCID: PMC8128455, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth characteristicsAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) riskCohort studyOdds ratioNationwide register-based cohort studySociodemographic factorsRegister-based cohort studyOffspring of mothersConfidence intervalsASD riskHealth-related factorsExposure risk factorsDisorder riskLogistic regression modelsOffspring of parentsPerinatal factorsPreterm birthFather-child pairsLow birthweightVery pretermEpidemiological evidenceRisk factorsHigh riskElevated riskPaternal factors
2020
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years
Luo J, Xiao J, Gao Y, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Toft G, Li J, Obel C, Andersen SL, Deziel NC, Tseng WL, Inoue K, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Olsen J, Liew Z. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years. Environmental Research 2020, 191: 110111. PMID: 32846178, PMCID: PMC7657987, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal PFAS exposureMaternal thyroid hormonesThyroid hormonesOdds ratioPFAS exposureDanish National Birth CohortMaternal thyroid functionPrenatal perfluoroalkyl substancesMaternal thyroid dysfunctionFree thyroxine levelsNational Birth CohortAdjusted odds ratioBehavioral difficultiesPerfluoroalkyl substancesNatural indirect effectThyroid dysfunctionPFNA exposureFetal neurodevelopmentPrenatal exposureEpidemiological evidenceThyroid functionEarly gestationThyroxine levelsBirth cohortMaternal plasma