Caffeine Use and Associations With Sleep in Adolescents With and Without ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare caffeine consumption in the morning, afternoon, and evening in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and examine associations with sleep functioning.

Methods

Participants were 302 adolescents (ages 12-14) with (N = 140) and without (N = 162) ADHD. Adolescents wore actigraph watches to assess total sleep time and wake after sleep onset and reported on sleep-wake problems and the number of caffeinated beverages consumed per day in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Parents reported on adolescents' difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep. Chi-square tests, odds ratios, and path analyses were conducted.

Results

Analyses controlled for sex, medication status, and pubertal de

SUBMITTER: Cusick CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7306679 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature