Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and autism in offspring: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark
Both high and low maternal BMI are associated with an increased risk of ASD in the offspring. Familial factors, including genetic and environmental components consistent between siblings, may explain part of the association.
Authors
- Sven Sandin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6994-4884)
- Shanna H. Swan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9564-0614)
- Diana Schendel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8588-1227)
- Alexander Kolevzon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-2671)
- Joseph D. Buxbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8898-8313)
- Thomas Munk Laursen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-1784)
- Weiyao Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9534-8207)
- Jakob Grove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-5744)
- Heidi N. MacLean
- Martina Persson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2268-3159)
- Lambertus Klei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-4968)
- Matilda Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-1476)
- Kathryn Roeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8869-6254)
- Abraham Reichenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-8575)
- Bernie Devlin
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Lundbeck Foundation (DK)
- Drexel University (US)
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04487-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet
- Vetenskapsrådet
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development