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. 2022 Feb;26(4):491-501.
doi: 10.1177/10870547211003659. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

The Association between ADHD and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Eugene Merzon  1   2 , Margaret D Weiss  3 , Samuele Cortese  4   5   6   7   8 , Ann Rotem  9 , Tzipporah Schneider  10 , Stephanie G Craig  11 , Shlomo Vinker  1   2 , Avivit Golan Cohen  1   2 , Ilan Green  1   2 , Shai Ashkenazi  12 , Abraham Weizman  2   9 , Iris Manor  2   9
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The Association between ADHD and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Eugene Merzon et al. J Atten Disord. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: Patients with ADHD are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19. The present study assessed the possibility that ADHD also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infection.

Method: We assessed 1,870 COVID-19 positive patients, aged 5 to 60 years, registered in the database of Leumit Health Services (LHS, Israel), February to -June 2020, of whom 231 with ADHD. Logistic regression analysis models evaluated the association between ADHD and the dependent variables of being symptomatic/referral to hospitalization, controlling for demographic and medical variables.

Results: Age, male sex, and BMI were confirmed to be significant risk factors for increased COVID-19 severity. ADHD was found to be associated with increased severity of COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.29, 2.52], p < .05) and referral to hospitalization (OR =1.93, 95% CI [1.06, 3.51], p = .03).

Conclusion: ADHD is associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: ADHD; COVID-19; referral to hospitalization; symptom severity.

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