Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio TX 78229-3900, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb;100(2):270-2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.150565. Epub 2009 Dec 17.
In data from the Texas Educational Agency and the Health Resources and Services Administration, we found fewer autism diagnoses in school districts with higher percentages of Hispanic children. Our results are consistent with previous reports of autism rates 2 to 3 times as high among non-Hispanic Whites as among Hispanics. Socioeconomic factors failed to explain lower autism prevalence among Hispanic schoolchildren in Texas. These findings raise questions: Is autism underdiagnosed among Hispanics? Are there protective factors associated with Hispanic ethnicity?
在来自德克萨斯州教育局和卫生资源与服务管理局的数据中,我们发现西班牙裔儿童比例较高的学区自闭症诊断较少。我们的结果与先前的报告一致,即自闭症在非西班牙裔白种人中的发病率是西班牙裔的 2 到 3 倍。社会经济因素并不能解释为什么西班牙裔的德克萨斯州学童自闭症发病率较低。这些发现提出了一些问题:自闭症在西班牙裔中是否被低估了?是否存在与西班牙裔种族相关的保护因素?