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Associations of adolescent motherhood with A cognitive function, B autistic-like traits, and emotional and behavioral problems, stratified by offspring sex. SSRS, Short-Social Responsiveness Scale; CBCL, Child Behavioral Checklist. Model 1 was fitted adjusted for paternal age less than 20 years at birth, race, sex, and age at outcome assessment. Model 2 was fitted adjusted for paternal age less than 20 years at birth, race, sex, age at outcome assessment, and parental income level. Cognitive function was measured by the NIH Toolbox. Autistic-like traits were measured by the SSRS. Emotional and behavioral problems were measured by the CBCL. Significant findings were enboldened

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