Chien I-Chia, Lin Ching-Heng, Chou Yiing-Jenq, Chou Pesus
Taoyuan Mental Hospital, Department of Health, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
J Child Neurol. 2011 Jul;26(7):830-4. doi: 10.1177/0883073810393964. Epub 2011 Apr 1.
The authors used a national database to examine the prevalence and incidence of autism spectrum disorders. The National Health Research Institute provided a database of 1,000,000 random participants for study. A population-based sample of 372,642 aged younger than 18 was obtained as a dynamic cohort. Those study participants who had at least one service claim from 1996 to 2005 with a principal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders were identified. The cumulative prevalence of autism spectrum disorders increased from 1.79 to 28.72 per 10 000 from 1996 to 2005. The annual incidence of autism spectrum disorders increased from 0.91 to 4.41 per 10,000 per year from 1997 to 2005. Higher incidence was detected in the 0 to 5 age group, in males, and in those who lived in northern, southern, and eastern regions and urban areas. Our findings suggest increases in the prevalence and incidence of treated autism spectrum disorders in Taiwan.
作者利用一个全国性数据库来研究自闭症谱系障碍的患病率和发病率。国立卫生研究院提供了一个包含100万名随机参与者的数据库用于研究。以动态队列的形式获取了372642名18岁以下人群的基于人群的样本。确定了那些在1996年至2005年期间至少有一项主要诊断为自闭症谱系障碍的服务索赔的研究参与者。从1996年到2005年，自闭症谱系障碍的累积患病率从每10000人1.79例增加到28.72例。从1997年到2005年，自闭症谱系障碍的年发病率从每年每10000人0.91例增加到4.41例。在0至5岁年龄组、男性以及居住在北部、南部、东部地区和城市地区的人群中发现了更高的发病率。我们的研究结果表明，台湾地区接受治疗的自闭症谱系障碍的患病率和发病率有所增加。
