Scientists have identified a link between lithium levels in a Denmark's water supply and an increased chance of children later receiving an autism diagnosis.
"In this Danish nationwide population-based case-control study, the study team found that maternal exposure to higher levels of residential lithium in drinking water during pregnancy was associated with a moderate increase in ASD risk in the offspring,""The findings remained robust after adjusting for several maternal neighborhood socioeconomic factors and air pollution exposures.
Lithium concentrations in the water were split into four equal parts, with pre-natal lithium exposure determined for each quartile. Levels in the second and third quartiles were associated with a 24 to 26 percent higher risk of an autism diagnosis compared to the lowest quartile. In the highest quartile, that risk level was 46 percent higher.
A similar relationship was uncovered when the researchers looked at individual subtypes of autism. The link between lithium and autism was also slightly stronger for people living in urban areas compared to rural areas and smaller towns. The team added controls for some socioeconomic factors and air pollution.
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