Fig. 2
Disease and mortality trajectories of autism spectrum disorder. Each circle containing a three-digit ICD-10 code represents one type of medical condition. The number above the arrow connecting two circles corresponds to the number of disease pairs among ASD individuals. The color of the arrows indicates the odds ratio of the sequential association between the two medical conditions. We identified three clusters of medical conditions: external conditions, infectious diseases, and cardiometabolic diseases. Red box indicates medical conditions that were related to external conditions. Yellow box indicates medical conditions that were related to infectious diseases. Green box indicates medical conditions that were related to cardiometabolic diseases. ASD, autism spectrum disorder