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| Contribution title | 2715 - Obesity frequency in children with ADHD; preliminary results of 56 children in a clinical sample |
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| Contribution code | PS02-22 (P) |
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Objectives Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a widespread neurological/behavioural disorder predominantly affecting boys that is characterized by inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity, or combined symptomatology. According to the literature, children diagnosed with ADHD have higher probability of changes in growth and development. It is suggested that they are predisposed to irregular and/or impulsive eating patterns, often leading to compromised physical condition, high body mass indices (BMI) and later in life, it is associated with metabolic disorders such as type II diabetes. In light of above, in this present study it was aimed to evaluate BMI and identify the obesity frequency in children with ADHD. Methods The study population consisted of 56 pre-adolescent children and their parents who were recently diagnosed with ADHD and without any neurodevelopmental disorder and any medical comorbidities. Importantly all subjects were currently free from any medications. They were consecutive referrals of the outpatient clinic of Trakya University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for 3 months between 1 September to 1 December 2016. DSM-5 ADHD diagnostic criteria and Turgay ADHD Parent and Teacher Scale was used to determine ADHD, it’s subtypes and disruptive behaviour disorders. Sociodemographic information was collected from parents with a questionnaire. Body height and weight of the children were measured by clinicians and were used to calculate BMI. BMI was assessed by percentiles (BMI-p) on age and gender adjusted growth charts, based on reference data of the Turkish children. The outcomes were grouped as BMI-p>95th determined obese, 85th – 95th overweight, 5th – 85th normal, <5th underweight. Results The mean age of patients in the study was 7±1.04 years; %83.9 of them were males (n=47) and %16.1 of them were females (n=9). Most of the study group (%67.9) had medium socioeconomic status. The frequency of obesity and overweight in the group was found %16.1 (n=9) and %26.8 (n=15) and together they almost contained half of the group, %42.9 (n=24). %57.1 of the sample were determined in normal BMI group (n=32) and none of the children was found underweight. Conclusion In comparison with obesity prevalence among Turkish children, we could suggest that obesity and overweight frequency in children with ADHD were possibly high in a Turkish clinical sample, accordant with the literature. Further results will be discussed. |