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. 2005 May;37(4):357-9.
doi: 10.1002/eat.20096.

Childhood obesity and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a newly described comorbidity in obese hospitalized children

Anat N Agranat-Meged  1 , Chane Deitcher, Gil Goldzweig, Lilach Leibenson, Magda Stein, Esti Galili-Weisstub
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Childhood obesity and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a newly described comorbidity in obese hospitalized children

Anat N Agranat-Meged et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2005 May.

Abstract

Objective: The current study described a subgroup of children presenting with obesity and comorbid attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and assessed a possible casual relationship.

Method: School-aged children hospitalized for obesity (body mass index [BMI] >85%) in a tertiary referral center underwent extensive evaluations and were prospectively assessed for comorbid AD/HD.

Results: During a 4-year period, 32 obese school-aged children were hospitalized and 26 were included in the current study. We found that over one half (57.7%) suffered from comorbid AD/HD.

Discussion: AD/HD shows a high comorbidity among obese hospitalized children. The characteristic difficulty in regulation found in AD/HD may be a risk factor for the development of abnormal eating behaviors leading to obesity. We suggest that obese children should be screened routinely for AD/HD.

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