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Association between autism spectrum disorder and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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posted on 2023-08-30, 19:21 authored by Jong Yeob Kim, Min Je Choi, Sungji Ha, Jimin Hwang, Ai Koyanagi, Elena Dragioti, Joaquim Radua, Lee Smith, Louis Jacob, Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Seung Won Lee, Dong Keon Yon, Trevor Thompson, Samuele Cortese, Gianluca Lollo, Chih-Sung Liang, Che-Sheng Chu, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Keun-Ah Cheon, Jae Il Shin, Marco Solmi
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are frequently diagnosed with co-occurring medical conditions including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To investigate the association, we conducted a systematic review registered in PROSPERO (ID:CRD42021236263) with a random-effects meta-analysis. We searched PubMed, Embase, and PsycInfo (last search on January 25, 2021), and manually searched relevant publications. We included observational studies measuring the association between ASD and IBD. The primary outcome was the association (odds ratio, OR) between ASD and later development of IBD. Sensitivity analyses were conducted by quality, confounding adjustment, and study design. We performed meta-regression analyses and assessed heterogeneity, publication bias, and quality of studies with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Overall, we included six studies consisting of eight datasets, including over 11 million participants. We found that ASD was significantly associated with subsequent incident IBD (any IBD, OR = 1.66, 95% confidence interval[CI] = 1.25–2.21, p < 0.001; ulcerative colitis, OR = 1.91, 95%CI = 1.41–2.6, p < 0.001; Crohn's disease, OR = 1.47, 95%CI = 1.15–1.88, p = 0.002). ASD and IBD were also associated regardless of temporal sequence of diagnosis (any IBD, OR = 1.57, 95%CI = 1.28–1.93, p < 0.001; ulcerative colitis, OR = 1.7, 95%CI = 1.36–2.12, p < 0.001; Crohn's disease, OR = 1.37, 95%CI = 1.12–1.69, p = 0.003). Sensitivity analyses confirmed the findings of the main analysis. Meta-regression did not identify any significant moderators. Publication bias was not detected. Quality was high in four datasets and medium in four. In conclusion, our findings highlight the need to screen for IBD in individuals with ASD, and future research should identify who, among those with ASD, has the highest risk of IBD, and elucidate the shared biological mechanisms between ASD and IBD.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

15

Issue number

2

Page range

340-352

Publication title

Autism Research

ISSN

1939-3806

Publisher

Wiley

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-12-08

Legacy creation date

2021-12-08

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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