Statistical analysis of twenty years (1993 to 2012) of data from mainland China's first intervention center for XXXX with @entity72 .

@entity1 @entity72 @entity2438
BACKGROUND: @entity72 ( @entity72 ) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, and restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. This study aimed to analyze trends in @entity72 diagnosis and intervention in 20 years of data from the Beijing Stars and Rain Education Institute for @entity2438 (SR), the first @entity2438 intervention center in mainland China, and from a recent survey of members of the Heart Alliance, an industry association of @entity2438 intervention centers in China. METHODS: We analyzed the registration data at the SR from 1993 to 2012 for a total of 2,222 @entity1 who had a parent-reported diagnosis of @entity72 and 612 of ' @entity2438 tendencies'. Most of the @entity1 who were the primary focus of our analyses were age six and under. We also analyzed results of a survey we conducted in 2013 of 100 member centers of the Heart Alliance. Generalized Estimating Equations, multiple linear regression and the Mann-Whitney test were used for data analysis. Statistically significant findings are reported here. RESULTS: The number of hospitals where SR @entity1 received their diagnosis increased from several in the early 1990s to 276 at present. The proportion of ' @entity2438 tendencies' diagnosis increased 2.04-fold from 1998 to 2012 and was higher for @entity1 diagnosed at a younger age. The mean age at first diagnosis of @entity72 or ' @entity2438 tendencies' decreased by 0.27 years every decade. A higher level of parental education was statistically significantly associated with an earlier diagnosis of the @entity1 . The mean parental age at childbirth increased by about 1.48 years per decade, and the mean maternal age was 1.40 and 2.10 years higher than that in the national population censuses of 2000 and 2010, respectively. At the time of the survey 3,957 @entity1 with @entity72 were being trained at the 100 @entity2438 intervention centers. Ninety-seven of these centers opened after the year 2000. Economically underdeveloped regions are still underserved. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed encouraging trends and remaining challenges in @entity72 diagnosis and intervention among @entity1 at the SR over the past 20 years and the 100 @entity2438 intervention centers in China at present.
