Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies.
Maternal nutrition during gestation has been investigated for its role in child neurodevelopment. However, little is known about the potential impact of gestational caffeine exposure on child autistic behaviors. Here, we assess the relation between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and child...
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| author | Marisa A Patti Nan Li Melissa Eliot Craig Newschaffer Kimberly Yolton Jane Khoury Aimin Chen Bruce P Lanphear Kristen Lyall Irva Hertz-Picciotto Margaret Daniele Fallin Lisa A Croen Joseph M Braun |
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| description | Maternal nutrition during gestation has been investigated for its role in child neurodevelopment. However, little is known about the potential impact of gestational caffeine exposure on child autistic behaviors. Here, we assess the relation between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and children's behavioral traits related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We harmonized data from two pregnancy cohorts, Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) (n = 120), an enriched-risk cohort of mothers who previously had a child with ASD, from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Northern California (2009-2012), and the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study (n = 269), a general population cohort from Cincinnati, Ohio (2003-2006). Mothers self-reported caffeine intake twice during pregnancy. Caregivers reported child behavioral traits related to ASD using the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) when children were aged 3-8 years. Higher scores indicate more ASD-related behaviors. We estimated covariate-adjusted differences in continuous SRS T-scores per interquartile range increase in caffeine intake. Self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy was positively associated with SRS T-scores among children in EARLI (β: 2.0; 95% CI -0.1, 4.0), but to a lesser extent in HOME (β: 0.6; 95% CI -0.5, 1.6). In HOME, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) modified the association between caffeine intake and SRS T-scores, where more positive associations were observed among women with higher BMIs. Our findings suggest gestational caffeine intake may represent a marker of vulnerability to childhood ASD-related behaviors. Additional studies are warranted to extend these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-22ad091d60734e58bdde58893e3df63f2025-08-20T02:10:58ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01161e024507910.1371/journal.pone.0245079Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies.Marisa A PattiNan LiMelissa EliotCraig NewschafferKimberly YoltonJane KhouryAimin ChenBruce P LanphearKristen LyallIrva Hertz-PicciottoMargaret Daniele FallinLisa A CroenJoseph M BraunMaternal nutrition during gestation has been investigated for its role in child neurodevelopment. However, little is known about the potential impact of gestational caffeine exposure on child autistic behaviors. Here, we assess the relation between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and children's behavioral traits related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We harmonized data from two pregnancy cohorts, Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) (n = 120), an enriched-risk cohort of mothers who previously had a child with ASD, from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Northern California (2009-2012), and the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study (n = 269), a general population cohort from Cincinnati, Ohio (2003-2006). Mothers self-reported caffeine intake twice during pregnancy. Caregivers reported child behavioral traits related to ASD using the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) when children were aged 3-8 years. Higher scores indicate more ASD-related behaviors. We estimated covariate-adjusted differences in continuous SRS T-scores per interquartile range increase in caffeine intake. Self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy was positively associated with SRS T-scores among children in EARLI (β: 2.0; 95% CI -0.1, 4.0), but to a lesser extent in HOME (β: 0.6; 95% CI -0.5, 1.6). In HOME, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) modified the association between caffeine intake and SRS T-scores, where more positive associations were observed among women with higher BMIs. Our findings suggest gestational caffeine intake may represent a marker of vulnerability to childhood ASD-related behaviors. Additional studies are warranted to extend these findings.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245079&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Marisa A Patti Nan Li Melissa Eliot Craig Newschaffer Kimberly Yolton Jane Khoury Aimin Chen Bruce P Lanphear Kristen Lyall Irva Hertz-Picciotto Margaret Daniele Fallin Lisa A Croen Joseph M Braun Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. PLoS ONE |
| title | Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. |
| title_full | Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. |
| title_fullStr | Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. |
| title_short | Association between self-reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood: The EARLI and HOME studies. |
| title_sort | association between self reported caffeine intake during pregnancy and social responsiveness scores in childhood the earli and home studies |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245079&type=printable |
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