Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: Participants were 372 Dutch children with ADHD combined type aged 5 to 17 years participating in the International Multicenter ADHD Genetics (IMAGE) study. We categorized BMI according to international age- and gender-specific reference values and calculated BMI-standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS). The control population was matched for age, gender, and ethnicity and originated from the same birth cohort as the ADHD group. Inhibitory control was measured by the computerized Stop-signal task. Prevalence differences of underweight, overweight, and obesity between groups were expressed in odds ratios. We used linear regression analyses with gender, age, parent- and teacher-rated ADHD and comorbid scores, inhibitory control, sleep duration, motor coordination, and methylphenidate use to predict BMI-SDS. RESULTS: Boys with ADHD aged 10 to 17 years and girls aged 10 to 12 years were more likely to be overweight than children in the general Dutch population. Younger girls and female teenagers, however, seemed to be at lower risk for being overweight. Higher oppositional behavior and social communication problems related to higher BMI-SDS scores, whereas more stereotyped behaviors related to lower BMI-SDS scores. We found no effects of the other examined associated risk factors on BMI-SDS. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ellen A Fliers, Jan K Buitelaar, Athanasios Maras, Kim Bul, Esther Höhle, Stephen V Faraone, Barbara Franke, Nanda N J Rommelse |
Journal | Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
(J Dev Behav Pediatr)
Vol. 34
Issue 8
Pg. 566-74
(Oct 2013)
ISSN: 1536-7312 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24131879
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Age Factors
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Comorbidity
- Executive Function
(physiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Netherlands
(epidemiology)
- Overweight
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Pediatric Obesity
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors
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