Prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders among US children and adolescents in 2019 and 2020

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yiwei Yang¹  Shi Zhao²  Meihui Zhang¹  Mi Xiang¹  Jian Zhao³  Shucheng Chen⁴  Hui Wang³  Lefei Han⁵  Jinjun Ran¹ 

[1] School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong;MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

关键词: Neurodevelopmental disorders;    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder;    Autism Spectrum Disorder;    Nationwide prevalence;    United States;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.997648

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Concerning the changes in the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), we estimate the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disorder (ID), learning disability (LD) among US children and adolescents aged 3-17 years in 2019-2020. Methods: The study includes 14,983 US children and adolescents aged 3-17 years in 2019-2020 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Parents were interviewed about whether their children ever and/or currently had NDDs diagnosed. Prevalence estimates of NDDs were calculated with a survey-based weighting scheme. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations between NDDs prevalence and subgroups. Results: The weighted prevalence of ADHD, ASD, ID and LD were 8.5% (95%CI: 7.9%–9.2%), 2.9% (95%CI: 2.6%–3.4%), 1.4% (95%CI: 1.2%–1.7%), and 6.4% (95%CI: 5.8%–7.0%), respectively. Higher prevalence of ADHD, ASD, ID and LD were observed in boys, those who ever had anxiety or depression symptoms, those with lower family income, those living in a rented house, ever been bullied and ever lived with anyone mentally ill. Conclusions: The study found the prevalence of ADHD, ASD, ID and LD were different by demographics, comorbidity/mental problems, household/parental characteristics, and stressful life events.

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