TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Prevalence and trends of developmental disabilities among children in the United States: 2009-2017
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Zablotsky, Benjamin
A1  - Black, Lindsey I.
A1  - Maenner, Matthew J.
A1  - Schieve, Laura A.
A1  - Danielson, Melissa L.
A1  - Bitsko, Rebecca H.
A1  - Blumberg, Stephen J.
A1  - Kogan, Michael D.
A1  - Boyle, Coleen A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To study the national prevalence of 10 developmental disabilities in US children aged 3 to 17 years and explore changes over time by associated demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, using the National Health Interview Survey. <br><br>METHODS: Data come from the 2009 to 2017 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Parents reported physician or other health care professional diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; autism spectrum disorder; blindness; cerebral palsy; moderate to profound hearing loss; learning disability; intellectual disability; seizures; stuttering or stammering; and other developmental delays. Weighted percentages for each of the selected developmental disabilities and any developmental disability were calculated and stratified by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: From 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2017, there were overall significant increases in the prevalence of any developmental disability (16.2%-17.8%, <i>P</i> <.001), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (8.5%-9.5%, <i>P</i> <.01), autism spectrum disorder (1.1%-2.5%, <i>P</i> <.001), and intellectual disability (0.9%-1.2%, <i>P</i> <.05), but a significant decrease for any other developmental delay (4.7%-4.1%, <i>P</i> <.05). The prevalence of any developmental disability increased among boys, older children, non-Hispanic white and Hispanic children, children with private insurance only, children with birth weight ≥2500 g, and children living in urban areas and with less-educated mothers. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of developmental disability among US children aged 3 to 17 years increased between 2009 and 2017. Changes by demographic and socioeconomic subgroups may be related to improvements in awareness and access to health care.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0811
ID  - ref1
ER  -