The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD
Despite the increasing body of research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the results of the studies assessing the relationship between executive function deficit and the risk of obesity in people with ADHD are incongruent. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between measure...
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| author | Ewa Racicka-Pawlukiewicz Katarzyna Kuć Maksymilian Bielecki Tomasz Hanć Anita Cybulska-Klosowicz Anita Bryńska |
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| description | Despite the increasing body of research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the results of the studies assessing the relationship between executive function deficit and the risk of obesity in people with ADHD are incongruent. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between measures of executive functions and body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with ADHD and control subjects. The study group consisted of 58 subjects aged from 8 to 17 years with ADHD. The Control group consisted of 62 healthy age and sex-matched participants from primary and secondary schools. Weight, height, and BMI measurements were standardized. The Sustained Attention to Response Test (SART) and the Attention Network Test (ANT) were used to assess executive functions. Based on the analysis of the correlation and analysis of moderation, we found that subjects with higher weight in the study group presented a lower efficiency of the inhibition processes and gave more impulsive and incorrect answers. The occurrence of impulsive reactions might contribute to the risk of excessive weight in children and adolescents with ADHD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-233d3e1f7ae64ee98d6fff48267588f72023-12-03T11:54:55ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-02-0111217810.3390/brainsci11020178The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHDEwa Racicka-Pawlukiewicz0Katarzyna Kuć1Maksymilian Bielecki2Tomasz Hanć3Anita Cybulska-Klosowicz4Anita Bryńska5Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Human Biology and Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, PolandLaboratory of Neuroplasticity, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-093 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, PolandDespite the increasing body of research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the results of the studies assessing the relationship between executive function deficit and the risk of obesity in people with ADHD are incongruent. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between measures of executive functions and body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with ADHD and control subjects. The study group consisted of 58 subjects aged from 8 to 17 years with ADHD. The Control group consisted of 62 healthy age and sex-matched participants from primary and secondary schools. Weight, height, and BMI measurements were standardized. The Sustained Attention to Response Test (SART) and the Attention Network Test (ANT) were used to assess executive functions. Based on the analysis of the correlation and analysis of moderation, we found that subjects with higher weight in the study group presented a lower efficiency of the inhibition processes and gave more impulsive and incorrect answers. The occurrence of impulsive reactions might contribute to the risk of excessive weight in children and adolescents with ADHD.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/2/178ADHDexecutive functionsobesity |
| spellingShingle | Ewa Racicka-Pawlukiewicz Katarzyna Kuć Maksymilian Bielecki Tomasz Hanć Anita Cybulska-Klosowicz Anita Bryńska The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD Brain Sciences ADHD executive functions obesity |
| title | The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD |
| title_full | The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD |
| title_fullStr | The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD |
| title_short | The Association between Executive Functions and Body Weight/BMI in Children and Adolescents with ADHD |
| title_sort | association between executive functions and body weight bmi in children and adolescents with adhd |
| topic | ADHD executive functions obesity |
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