Weight Gain During Pregnancy May Play Role in Child ADHD Risk
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Obesity in women of reproductive age has emerged as one of the main risk factors associated with neonatal complications and long-term neuropsychiatric consequences in offspring, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Research has also linked pregestational diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to an increased risk for ADHD in offspring. Now, an observational study of 1,036 singleton births at one hospital between 1998 and 2008 suggests that in the presence of GDM, maternal obesity combined with excessive weight gain during pregnancy may be jointly associated with increased risk of offspring ADHD. The median follow-up was 17.7 years.
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@sajjan Maternal obesity was independently associated with ADHD (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.66), but excessive weight gain during pregnancy and maternal overweight were not, reported Verónica Perea, MD, PhD, of the Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Barcelona, and colleagues in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.