Predictors of Changes in Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index After Initiation of Central Nervous System Stimulants in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify predictors of changes in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) starting central nervous system (CNS) stimulants.

Study design

There were 230 medication-naïve children aged 5-12 years with ADHD who participated in a randomized trial evaluating the impact of CNS stimulants on growth over 30 months. This observational analysis focused on the 141 participants using study medication for 65 or more days in the first 6-months after starting medication. Biometric variables, ADHD, and oppositional defiant disorder symptom scores at medication initiation, and medication use over the study were examined as predictors of changes in standardized (z) height, weight, and BMI.

Results

Mean chan

SUBMITTER: Waxmonsky JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8792191 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature