Association between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Environmental Quality in the United States

IF 2.8 3区地球科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI:10.3390/ijgi13090308

Jianyong Wu, Alexander C. McLain, Paul Rosile, Darryl B. Hood

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Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become an emerging public health problem. The impact of multiple environmental factors on the prevalence of ASD remains unclear. This study examined the association between the prevalence of ASD and the environmental quality index (EQI), an indicator of cumulative environmental quality in five major domains, including air, water, land, built and sociodemographic variables in the United States. The results from Poisson regression models show that the prevalence of ASD has a positive association with the overall EQI with a risk ratio (RR) of 1.03 and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of 1.01–1.06, indicating that children in counties with poor environmental quality might have a higher risk of ASD. Additionally, the prevalence of ASD has a positive association with the air index (RR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01–1.06). These associations varied in different rural–urban groups and different climate regions. This study provided evidence for adverse effects of poor environmental quality, particularly air pollutants, on children’s neurodevelopment.

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美国自闭症谱系障碍与环境质量之间的关系

自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）已成为一个新出现的公共卫生问题。多种环境因素对自闭症发病率的影响仍不明确。本研究考察了美国自闭症患病率与环境质量指标（EQI）之间的关系。环境质量指标是衡量五大领域（包括空气、水、土地、建筑和社会人口变量）累积环境质量的指标。泊松回归模型的结果显示，自闭症的患病率与整体环境质量指数呈正相关，风险比（RR）为 1.03，95% 置信区间（CI）为 1.01-1.06，表明环境质量差的县的儿童患自闭症的风险可能更高。此外，自闭症的发病率与空气指数呈正相关（RR = 1.04，95% CI：1.01-1.06）。这些关联在不同的城乡群体和不同的气候地区有所不同。这项研究提供了证据，证明恶劣的环境质量，尤其是空气污染物，对儿童的神经发育有不利影响。

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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICALREMOTE SENSING&nb-REMOTE SENSING

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6.90

自引率

11.80%

发文量

520

审稿时长

19.87 days

期刊介绍： ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN 2220-9964) provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of geographic information. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information publishes regular research papers, reviews and communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. The 2018 IJGI Outstanding Reviewer Award has been launched! This award acknowledge those who have generously dedicated their time to review manuscripts submitted to IJGI. See full details at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/awards.