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Child ADHD and autistic traits, eating behaviours and weight: A population‐based study

BACKGROUND: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have an increased obesity risk. Although these conditions commonly co‐occur, shared factors relating to obesity risk are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the shared and unique associations of...

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Autores principales: Harris, Holly A., Bowling, April, Santos, Susana, Greaves‐Lord, Kirstin, Jansen, Pauline W.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9786764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35751176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12951
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author Harris, Holly A.
Bowling, April
Santos, Susana
Greaves‐Lord, Kirstin
Jansen, Pauline W.
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description BACKGROUND: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have an increased obesity risk. Although these conditions commonly co‐occur, shared factors relating to obesity risk are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the shared and unique associations of ADHD and autistic traits with eating behaviours and BMI. METHODS: Children (N = 4134) from the population‐based Generation R Study were categorized into subgroups based on parent‐reported ADHD and autistic traits scores at 6 years: ADHD(High), ASD(High), ADHD+ASD(High) and REF (reference group: ADHD+ASD(Low)). Multiple linear regressions examined the associations between subgroups and eating behaviours (at 10 years) and BMIz (at 14 years), relative to REF. Mediation analyses tested the indirect effect of subgroup and BMIz through eating behaviours. RESULTS: ADHD + ASD(High) children expressed both food approach (increased food responsiveness and emotional overeating) and avoidant eating behaviours (increased emotional undereating, satiety responsiveness/ slowness in eating and picky eating, and decreased enjoyment in food). ASD(High) children were more food avoidant, while ADHD(High) children had more food approach behaviours and greater BMIz. ADHD(High) and BMIz were indirectly associated with food responsiveness and emotional overeating. CONCLUSIONS: ADHD and autistic trait phenotypes show distinct associations with potential obesity risk factors, and further research is needed to improve targeted early intervention.
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spelling pubmed-97867642022-12-27 Child ADHD and autistic traits, eating behaviours and weight: A population‐based study Harris, Holly A. Bowling, April Santos, Susana Greaves‐Lord, Kirstin Jansen, Pauline W. Pediatr Obes Original Research BACKGROUND: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have an increased obesity risk. Although these conditions commonly co‐occur, shared factors relating to obesity risk are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the shared and unique associations of ADHD and autistic traits with eating behaviours and BMI. METHODS: Children (N = 4134) from the population‐based Generation R Study were categorized into subgroups based on parent‐reported ADHD and autistic traits scores at 6 years: ADHD(High), ASD(High), ADHD+ASD(High) and REF (reference group: ADHD+ASD(Low)). Multiple linear regressions examined the associations between subgroups and eating behaviours (at 10 years) and BMIz (at 14 years), relative to REF. Mediation analyses tested the indirect effect of subgroup and BMIz through eating behaviours. RESULTS: ADHD + ASD(High) children expressed both food approach (increased food responsiveness and emotional overeating) and avoidant eating behaviours (increased emotional undereating, satiety responsiveness/ slowness in eating and picky eating, and decreased enjoyment in food). ASD(High) children were more food avoidant, while ADHD(High) children had more food approach behaviours and greater BMIz. ADHD(High) and BMIz were indirectly associated with food responsiveness and emotional overeating. CONCLUSIONS: ADHD and autistic trait phenotypes show distinct associations with potential obesity risk factors, and further research is needed to improve targeted early intervention. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022-06-24 2022-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9786764/ /pubmed/35751176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12951 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Pediatric Obesity published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9786764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35751176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12951
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