Rodríguez-Jiménez Tíscar, Navarro-Soria Ignasi, Martínez-González Agustín E
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 44003 Teruel, Spain.
Department of Developmental Psychology and Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain.
Children (Basel). 2025 Jul 6;12(7):889. doi: 10.3390/children12070889.
Between 40 and 70% of the population with autism have been found to suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). The emergence of FGIDs is related to lower quality of life and greater medical resources, somatization and emotional instability. There is a paucity of research available that examines gastrointestinal symptoms and sensory responses in individuals with autism in different countries and cultures. The aim of the present study is to compare the possible differences between gastrointestinal symptoms and sensory reactivity between two samples of individuals with autism from Spain and Colombia.
Differences in gastrointestinal symptoms and sensory response were analysed between individuals with autism from Spain ( = 65; mean age = 8.91, SD = 4.02) and Colombia ( = 62; mean age = 10.16, SD = 5.31).
No differences were found as a function of age, sex and autism severity between Spanish and Colombian participants. More severe functional nausea and vomiting was reported by the Colombian sample when compared with the Spanish sample ( < 0.00, = 0.42). Similarly, greater sensory reactivity emerged in Colombian individuals with autism relative to Spanish individuals with autism.
Due to methodological limitations, sample size and other factors that could not be analysed in this research, it is not possible to draw conclusions about the influences of cultural or biological factors on gastrointestinal symptomatology and sensory reactivity among both autistic populations. This work could encourage more rigorous cross-cultural research in the future.
研究发现，40%至70%的自闭症患者患有功能性胃肠疾病（FGIDs）。FGIDs的出现与生活质量下降、更多的医疗资源、躯体化和情绪不稳定有关。目前缺乏在不同国家和文化背景下研究自闭症患者胃肠道症状和感觉反应的相关研究。本研究的目的是比较来自西班牙和哥伦比亚的两组自闭症患者在胃肠道症状和感觉反应性方面的可能差异。
分析了来自西班牙（n = 65；平均年龄 = 8.91，标准差 = 4.02）和哥伦比亚（n = 62；平均年龄 = 10.16，标准差 = 5.31）的自闭症患者在胃肠道症状和感觉反应方面的差异。
西班牙和哥伦比亚参与者在年龄、性别和自闭症严重程度方面未发现差异。与西班牙样本相比，哥伦比亚样本报告的功能性恶心和呕吐更为严重（p < 0.00，效应量 = 0.42）。同样，哥伦比亚自闭症患者的感觉反应性相对于西班牙自闭症患者更强。
由于本研究存在方法学局限性、样本量以及其他无法分析的因素，无法就文化或生物学因素对这两个自闭症群体胃肠道症状学和感觉反应性的影响得出结论。这项工作可能会鼓励未来开展更严谨的跨文化研究。
