SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE II. Risk of paternal age at childbearing on autism spectrum disorder in offspring from studies employing 5-year age categories.
Study / Psychiatric disorder / N / Outcome measure / Age category (years)<20 / 20-24 / 25-29 / 30-34 / 35-39 / 40-44 / 45-49 / 50-54 / 55-59 / 60-64
Frans et al. [2013] / AD / Cases: 5,933
Controls: 30,904 / OR / 1.00 (0.71-1.40) / 1.00 / 1.06 (0.95-1.19) / 1.18 (1.04-1.33) / 1.24 (1.08-1.42) / 1.45 (1.23-1.71) / 1.83 (1.46-2.30) / 2.26 (1.61-3.18)
Grether et al. [2009]* / AD / Cases: 20,701
Controls: 6,506,555 / OR / 0.76 (0.67-0.85) / 0.89 (0.84-0.94) / 1.00 / 1.12 (1.07-1.17) / 1.23 (1.17-1.30) / 1.39 (1.30-1.47) / 1.41 (1.29-1.54) / 1.53 (1.32-1.77) / 1.35 (1.02-1.77) / 2.05 (1.38-3.05)
Lampi et al. [2013] / AD / Cases: 1,132
Controls: 4,528 / OR / 0.4 (0.1-2.4) / 1.1 (0.7- 1.6) / 1.00 / 1.2 (0.9-1.5) / 1.4 (1.1- 2.0) / 1.6 (1.1-2.3) / 1.7 (0.6-4.6)
McGrath et al. [2014] / AD / Cases: 2,669
2,894,688 individuals followed / IRR / 0.54 (0.24-1.05) / 1.00 (0.84-1.20) / 1.00 / 1.06 (0.96-1.18) / 1.09 (0.95-1.24) / 1.42 (1.19-1.69) / 1.80 (1.42-2.25)
Sandin et al. [2015] / AD / Cases: 10,128
4,751,656 individuals were followed / RR / 1.05 (0.78-1.40) / 1.00 / 1.11 (1.06-1.17) / 1.52 (1.40-1.64) / 2.05 (1.75-2.41)
Lampi et al. [2013] / Asperger’s syndrome / Cases: 1,785
Controls: 7,140 / OR / 0.7 (0.2-2.3) / 0.9 (0.7-1.3) / 1.00 / 1.0 (0.9-1.3) / 1.0 (0.8-1.2) / 1.3 (0.98-1.7) / 1.1 (0.5-2.2)
Lampi et al. [2013] / PDD-NOS / Cases: 1,796
Controls: 7,184 / OR / 1.6 (0.7-3.8) / 0.9 (0.7-1.2) / 1.00 / 1.0 (0.9-1.3) / 1.1 (0.8-1.3) / 1.2 (0.9-1.6) / 1.6 (0.8-3.2)
Bilder et al. [2009]* / ASD / Cases: 110
Controls: 11,889 / OR / 1.044 (0.703–1.549) / 1.00 / 1.281 (0.541–3.032)
Buizer-Voskamp et al. [2011] / ASD / Cases: 2,262
Controls: 9,048 / OR / 0.37 (0.11-1.20) / 0.75 (0.60-0.95) / 1.00 / 1.00 (0.89-1.13) / 1.07 (0.93-1.23) / 1.23 (1.01-1.50)
Durkin et al. [2008]* / ASD / Cases: 1,251
Controls: 253,347 / OR / 0.6 (0.4-1.0) / 0.9 (0.7-1.1) / 1.00 / 1.0 (0.9-1.2) / 1.0 (0.9- 1.3) / 1.4 (1.1-1.8)
Glasson et al. [2004]* / ASD / Cases: 456
Controls: 1,313 / OR / NR / NR / 1.00 / NR / NR
Lundström et al. [2010]*
(CATSS) / ASD / Cases: 164
Controls: 10,858 / OR / 1.93 (.87–4.30) / 1.00 / 1.21 (.79–1.85) / 1.90 (.73–4.92) / 3.37 (1.02–11.14)
Lundström et al. [2010]*
(TEDS) / ASD / Cases: 66
Controls: 11,492 / OR / 1.91 (.88–4.17) / 1.00 / .81 (.41–1.58) / 1.66 (.47–5.82) / 3.59 (.37–34.46)
Reichenberg et al. [2006]* / ASD / Cases: 110
Controls: 132,161 / OR / 1.00 / 1.62 (0.99-2.65) / 5.57 (2.65-12.46) / X
Sandin et al. [2015] / ASD / Cases: 30,902
5,766,794 individuals were followed / RR / 1.08 (0.92-1.27) / 1.00 / 1.05 (1.02-1.08) / 1.28 (1.22-1.34) / 1.66 (1.49-1.85)
Sasanfar et al. [2010]* / ASD / Cases: 179
Controls: 549,354 / OR / 0.912 (0.453-1.837) / 1.00 / 1.046 (0.690-1.586) / 1.435 (0.860-2.395) / 2.026 (1.100-3.728)
Shimada et al. [2012] / ASD / Cases: 552
Controls: 100,118 / OR / 1.00 / 1.8 (1.3-2.6) / 2.1 (1.4-3.0) / 2.0 (1.3-3.1)
van Balkom et al. [2012] / ASD / Cases: 95
Controls: 347 / OR / 1.00 / 2.16(1.15-4.04) / 2.67 (1.07-6.68) / 2.38 (0.37-15.40)
The values represent the estimated risks (95% CI)of the most adjusted model of the studies. Bold risk values indicate significant adjusted risks. Reference age categories are assigned 1.00. * Indicates that the corresponding study is included in the meta-analysis of Hultman et al. [2011]. Abbreviations: AD, Autistic Disorder; ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder; PDD-NOS, Pervasive Development Disorders-Not Otherwise Specified OR, Odds Ratio; IRR, Incidence Rate Ratio; RR, Relative Risk;NR, Not Reported,CATSS, Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden; TEDS, Twins Early Development Study.