Title |
The epidemiology and global burden of autism spectrum disorders
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Published in |
Psychological Medicine, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1017/s003329171400172x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
A. J. Baxter, T. S. Brugha, H. E. Erskine, R. W. Scheurer, T. Vos, J. G. Scott |
Abstract |
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are persistent disabling neurodevelopmental disorders clinically evident from early childhood. For the first time, the burden of ASDs has been estimated for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010). The aims of this study were to develop global and regional prevalence models and estimate the global burden of disease of ASDs. Method A systematic review was conducted for epidemiological data (prevalence, incidence, remission and mortality risk) of autistic disorder and other ASDs. Data were pooled using a Bayesian meta-regression approach while adjusting for between-study variance to derive prevalence models. Burden was calculated in terms of years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), which are reported here by world region for 1990 and 2010. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 24 | 14% |
United States | 23 | 13% |
Canada | 13 | 7% |
Australia | 7 | 4% |
Italy | 5 | 3% |
Spain | 4 | 2% |
Ireland | 4 | 2% |
France | 2 | 1% |
Sweden | 2 | 1% |
Other | 16 | 9% |
Unknown | 74 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 126 | 72% |
Scientists | 30 | 17% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 14 | 8% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 7 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Canada | 2 | <1% |
Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 1540 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 250 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 216 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 181 | 12% |
Researcher | 137 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 89 | 6% |
Other | 241 | 15% |
Unknown | 446 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 266 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 252 | 16% |
Neuroscience | 116 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 76 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71 | 5% |
Other | 276 | 18% |
Unknown | 503 | 32% |