Is initial high peritoneal transport status a predictor of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients?
We observed that the initial peritoneal transport status is not a determinant factor of long-term mortality. The reason may be due to a consequence of regression toward mean of the transport status. Whether the observed longitudinal regression-to-mean phenomenon change represent any physiologic relevance is hard to define. Further studies on the underlying mechanisms are needed.
Our study confirms that low gestational age is associated with increased risk for autism spectrum disorder irrespective of intellectual ability, whereas severe fetal growth restriction is strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability. Maternal report of cervical-vaginal infection is associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder with intellectual disability, and peripartum maternal fever is associated with increased risk for intellectual disability without autism spectrum disorder.