About the Authors

Chiara Barbiero

Affiliations Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy, Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Isabella Lonciari

Affiliation Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Marcella Montico

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Lorenzo Monasta

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Roberta Penge

Affiliation Child Neuropsychiatry Department, UOC NPI B La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Claudio Vio

Affiliation Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Hospital of San Donà di Piave, San Donà di Piave, Italy

Patrizio Emanuele Tressoldi

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Valentina Ferluga

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Anna Bigoni

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Alessia Tullio

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Marco Carrozzi

Affiliation Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Luca Ronfani

ronfani@burlo.trieste.it

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB IL RP CV PET MC LR CENDi FVGwg. Performed the experiments: CB VF AT AB. Analyzed the data: MM LM LR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CB IL RP MC MM LM LR. Wrote the paper: CB MM LM LR. Discussed the study findings and participated in decisions concerning ways of reporting findings: CB IL RP CV PET MC LR. Contributed to the final version of the paper and approved it: CB IL MM LM RP CV PET VF AB AT MC LR.