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Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis
Pediatric obesity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are rising health concerns in the United States, especially among Hispanic children and adolescents. Research on Hispanic children and adolescents indicates disproportionately higher prevalence rates of obesity in this community b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8766828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35069136 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2021.749907 |
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author | Salcido, Alyssa Robles, Eden Hernandez Chaudhary, Kiran Alvarado, Luis Iñiguez, Sergio D. Vargas-Medrano, Javier Diaz-Pacheco, Valeria Villanos, Maria Theresa Gadad, Bharathi S. Martin, Sarah L. |
author_facet | Salcido, Alyssa Robles, Eden Hernandez Chaudhary, Kiran Alvarado, Luis Iñiguez, Sergio D. Vargas-Medrano, Javier Diaz-Pacheco, Valeria Villanos, Maria Theresa Gadad, Bharathi S. Martin, Sarah L. |
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description | Pediatric obesity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are rising health concerns in the United States, especially among Hispanic children and adolescents. Research on Hispanic children and adolescents indicates disproportionately higher prevalence rates of obesity in this community but scant data on ADHD prevalence rates. In contrast, a plethora of research studies across the general population examines the relationship between childhood obesity and ADHD. In addition, there is a lack of research that examines the role of ethnicity and sub-ethnic group correlations in ADHD, particularly in the Hispanic population. Existing studies in the general population indicate ADHD may be a risk factor for being overweight compared to normal controls. The objective of the present study is to examine the prevalence of obesity in children with ADHD compared to children in the general population in a predominately Hispanic sample on the US-Mexico border. A total of 7,270 pediatric medical records were evaluated. The retrospective analysis included Body Mass Index (BMI) and related health variables, and ethnicity and showed that children with ADHD are more likely to be underweight. In conclusion, no significant relationship existed between obesity and ADHD among Hispanic children on the US-Mexico Border, and instead we found the opposite correlation. |
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spelling | pubmed-87668282022-01-20 Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis Salcido, Alyssa Robles, Eden Hernandez Chaudhary, Kiran Alvarado, Luis Iñiguez, Sergio D. Vargas-Medrano, Javier Diaz-Pacheco, Valeria Villanos, Maria Theresa Gadad, Bharathi S. Martin, Sarah L. Front Integr Neurosci Neuroscience Pediatric obesity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are rising health concerns in the United States, especially among Hispanic children and adolescents. Research on Hispanic children and adolescents indicates disproportionately higher prevalence rates of obesity in this community but scant data on ADHD prevalence rates. In contrast, a plethora of research studies across the general population examines the relationship between childhood obesity and ADHD. In addition, there is a lack of research that examines the role of ethnicity and sub-ethnic group correlations in ADHD, particularly in the Hispanic population. Existing studies in the general population indicate ADHD may be a risk factor for being overweight compared to normal controls. The objective of the present study is to examine the prevalence of obesity in children with ADHD compared to children in the general population in a predominately Hispanic sample on the US-Mexico border. A total of 7,270 pediatric medical records were evaluated. The retrospective analysis included Body Mass Index (BMI) and related health variables, and ethnicity and showed that children with ADHD are more likely to be underweight. In conclusion, no significant relationship existed between obesity and ADHD among Hispanic children on the US-Mexico Border, and instead we found the opposite correlation. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8766828/ /pubmed/35069136 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2021.749907 Text en Copyright © 2022 Salcido, Robles, Chaudhary, Alvarado, Iñiguez, Vargas-Medrano, Diaz-Pacheco, Villanos, Gadad and Martin. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Salcido, Alyssa Robles, Eden Hernandez Chaudhary, Kiran Alvarado, Luis Iñiguez, Sergio D. Vargas-Medrano, Javier Diaz-Pacheco, Valeria Villanos, Maria Theresa Gadad, Bharathi S. Martin, Sarah L. Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title | Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_full | Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_fullStr | Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_short | Association of ADHD and Obesity in Hispanic Children on the US-Mexico Border: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_sort | association of adhd and obesity in hispanic children on the us-mexico border: a retrospective analysis |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8766828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35069136 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2021.749907 |
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