Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a population-based cohort study using a sibling-comparison design | Zendy

Qi Chen | Zendy; Arvid Sjölander | Zendy; Niklas Långström | Zendy; Alina Rodriguez | Zendy; Eva Serlachius | Zendy; Brian M. D’Onofrio | Zendy; Paul Lichtenstein | Zendy; Henrik Larsson | Zendy

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Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a population-based cohort study using a sibling-comparison design

Author(s) -

Qi Chen,

Arvid Sjölander,

Niklas Långström,

Alina Rodriguez,

Eva Serlachius,

Brian M. D’Onofrio,

Paul Lichtenstein,

Henrik Larsson

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt152

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , pregnancy , offspring , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , population , hazard ratio , sibling , underweight , proportional hazards model , cohort study , confounding , obesity , cohort , demography , obstetrics , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , confidence interval , biology , developmental psychology , genetics , sociology

High maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the role of unmeasured familial confounding for this association remains unclear.

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