| Autor: |
Porfirio, M. C., Giana, G., Benvenuto, A., Giovinazzo, S., Belvedere, R. C., Curatolo, P. |
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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Jun2010, Vol. 19, pS28-S28, 1/3p |
| Abstrakt: |
Introduction and objective: Recently, a possible association between obesity and ADHD has been described both in adults and in children (Lam et al. 2007). Current findings link both conditions to the dopamine system in body weight, eating, and ADHD, among others. The present study estimated the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a sample of children and adolescents with ADHD. Methods: The group comprised 115 patients (106M, 9F), mean age 12.26 years, with a diagnosis of ADHD, according to DSM-IVT Rcriteria, evaluated for their weight status by Body Mass Index (BMI) for age and gender: All patients were drug free at moment of clinical examination. Results: 31.3% of subjects shown the presence of any overweight/ obesity, with 20.8% classified with overweight and 10.4% with obesity. None significantly differences on BMI value were found in accordance with age. Conclusions: Clinical studies can be useful for early identification of ADHD subjects at high risk for overweight/obesity, enabling us to understand to what extent the symptoms of impulsivity, executive difficulties, reward deficits are correlated with overweight/obesity and altered patterns of eating behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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