2022
Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California
Zhou L, Meng Q, von Ehrenstein O, Xiao J, Gao Y, Wu Y, Ritz B, Liew Z. Parental Age and Childhood Risk for Cerebral Palsy in California. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2022, 255: 147-153.e6. PMID: 36372095, PMCID: PMC10121738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyPaternal ageGreater riskPreterm birthMaternal ageParental ageRisk of CPYoung maternal ageBirth certificate recordsCase-control studyTime of deliveryChildren of mothersOlder paternal ageCP diagnosisPreterm deliveryOffspring riskCertificate recordsCP casesCP riskSingleton controlsAge 20Older mothersAge 25Older ageChildhood risk
2021
Rates of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Gestational Age at Birth in a Danish Population
Xia Y, Xiao J, Yu Y, Tseng WL, Lebowitz E, DeWan AT, Pedersen LH, Olsen J, Li J, Liew Z. Rates of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Gestational Age at Birth in a Danish Population. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2114913. PMID: 34185070, PMCID: PMC8243234, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosLate pretermNeuropsychiatric disordersMajor neuropsychiatric disordersEarly termTerm birthsGestational agePostterm birthSingleton birthsAdult-onset neuropsychiatric disordersDanish Medical Birth RegisterLower incidence rate ratiosGestational age subgroupsMedical Birth RegisterGestational age groupsHigh ratePostterm groupGestational durationCohort studyNationwide registersPerinatal factorsPreterm birthBirth RegisterVery pretermAge subgroupsAssociations 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutism Spectrum DisorderCohort StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleParentsPregnancyPremature BirthRisk FactorsConceptsBirth 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