Small Body Size at Birth and Behavioural Symptoms of ADHD in Children Aged Five to Six Years

Autor/inn/en	Lahti, J.; Raikkonen, K.; Kajantie, E.; Heinonen, K.; Pesonen, A.-K.; Jarvenpaa, A.-L.; Strandberg, T.
Titel	Small Body Size at Birth and Behavioural Symptoms of ADHD in Children Aged Five to Six Years
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47 (2006) 11, S.1167-1174 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01661.x
Schlagwörter	Birth; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Body Weight; Body Composition; Drinking; Pregnancy; Rating Scales; Fathers; Behavior Disorders; Measures (Individuals); Mothers; Records (Forms); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Prediction; Age; Smoking; Family Income; Correlation; Prenatal Influences; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geburt; Körpergewicht; Trinken; Schwangerschaft; Rating-Skala; Messdaten; Mother; Mutter; Formularsammlung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Vorhersage; Alter; Lebensalter; Rauchen; Familieneinkommen; Korrelation; Pränataler Einfluss; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Background: Behavioural disorders with a neurodevelopmental background, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), have been associated with a non-optimal foetal environment, reflected in small body size at birth. However, the evidence stems from highly selected groups with birth outcomes biased towards the extreme low end of the distribution in birth weight. Whether a similar association exists among the normal range of term birth is unclear. Methods: The ADHD Rating Scale was filled in by the biological mothers and fathers of children aged five to six years who were born healthy at term. Information on weight (kg), height (cm), head circumference (cm), and gestational age at birth were obtained from hospital records, and the ponderal index (kg/m[cube]), a commonly used measure of thinness, and head circumference-to-length ratio were calculated. Results: Behavioural symptoms of ADHD were predicted by a lower ponderal index, a smaller head circumference, and a smaller head circumference-to-length ratio ("[beta]"'s: -0.12 to -0.14, "p"'s less than 0.05). Adjustments for length of gestation, mother's age, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), or parity, the monthly gross income of the family, child's BMI at the age of five to six years or gender did not change the associations. Conclusion: These results suggest that physiological adaptation "in utero", indicated by small body size at birth, within term gestational range may increase the susceptibility to behavioural symptoms of ADHD. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10