articleBMJFeb 4, 2026HYBRID OA

Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study

Karolinska Institutet · Washington University in St. Louis · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Objectives

To examine changes in the male to female ratio in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over a 35 year period, providing temporal trends in diagnosis (incidence rate), the male to female ratio, and the age-cohort specific cumulative male to female ratio (cMFR).

Design

Population based, prospectively collected birth cohort study.

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12

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Autism
  • Sex ratio
  • Cohort study
  • Population
  • Cohort
  • Paternal age
  • Autism spectrum disorder
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gender equality
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