Vitamin D deficiency in newborns is at risk of autism

Low levels of vitamin D in newborns are associated with an increased risk of autism disorder (ASD) at age three.

Senior author Dr Yuan-Lin Zheng said that vitamin D deficiency in newborns is significantly related to the risk of ASD and intellectual disabilities.

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The researchers analyzed 27,940 newborns in China, where 310 children were diagnosed with ASD at age three, with a prevalence of 1.11%.

When 310 children with ASD were compared to 1,240 children with health control, the risk of ASD increased significantly at Vitamin D levels in postpartum children under the following 3 rates:

Children increased their risk of ASD by 260% when vitamin D levels were less than ¼, increased by 150 percent when vitamin D levels were less than ½ and increased by 90 percent when vitamin D levels were below 1/3.

This study appears in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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