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Background<\/strong> \u2014 Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be at increased risk of both obesity and underweight.<\/p>\n

Objective<\/strong> \u2014 To examine the association between ASD and weight status in children and adolescents, adjusting for individual- and neighbourhood-level sociodemographic factors.<\/p>\n

Methods<\/strong> \u2014 We conducted a cross-sectional study of children and adolescents \u22652 and \u226418\u2009years old using health administrative and demographic data from Ontario, Canada. Using growth measurements from a large primary care database between 2011 and 2016, we categorized weight status using World Health Organization definitions. We defined ASD based on a previously validated algorithm.<\/p>\n

Results<\/strong> \u2014 We included 568 children and adolescents with ASD and 32 967 without ASD. Comparing those with ASD to those without ASD, prevalence of underweight was 3.5% versus 1.9%, overweight 19.0% versus 18.2%, obesity 12.9% versus 7.3%, and severe obesity 5.8% versus 2.2%. In the fully adjusted multinomial logistic regression model, ASD remained associated with underweight (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27\u20133.20), obesity (aOR 1.87; 95% CI 1.44\u20132.43) and severe obesity (aOR 2.62; 95% CI 1.81\u20133.80).<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong> \u2014 Children and adolescents with ASD are at increased risk of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity, independent of sociodemographic characteristics. Strategies addressing growth and weight status are warranted in this population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Background \u2014 Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be at increased risk of both obesity and underweight. Objective \u2014 To examine the association between ASD and weight status in children and adolescents, adjusting for individual- and neighbourhood-level sociodemographic factors. Methods \u2014 We conducted a cross-sectional study of children and adolescents \u22652 and \u226418\u2009years old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[16,57,34],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-21625","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-children-and-young-people","topic-diet-and-nutrition","topic-mental-health-and-addictions"],"acf":{"citation":"Kinlin LM, Saunders NR, Carsley S, Keown-Stoneman C, Tu K, Zwaigenbaum L, Birken CS. 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