Journal article
Association of Food Allergy, Respiratory Allergy, and Skin Allergy with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Children
Nutrients, Vol.14(3), p.474
01/01/2022
DOI: 10.3390/nu14030474
PMCID: PMC8838767
PMID: 35276830
Abstract
Background: Previous studies have predominately examined associations of respiratory allergy and skin allergy with ADHD, but little is known about the association between food allergy and ADHD. Methods: We included 192,573 children aged 4–17 years from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a leading health survey in a nationally representative sample of the US population. Allergy conditions and ADHD were defined based on an affirmative response in the NHIS questionnaire. We used weighted logistic regression to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of ADHD. Results: Among the 192,573 children, 15,376 reported ADHD diagnosis. The prevalence of ADHD was higher among children with allergic conditions: 12.66% vs. 7.99% among children with and without food allergy; 12.16% vs. 7.63% among children with and without respiratory allergy; and 11.46% vs. 7.83% among children with and without skin allergy. After adjusting for covariates, the OR of ADHD was 1.72 (95% CI, 1.55–1.91) comparing children with and without food allergy, 1.50 (95% CI, 1.41–1.59) comparing children with and without respiratory allergy, and 1.65 (95% CI, 1.55–1.75) comparing children with and without skin allergy. The observed associations remained significant after mutual adjustment for other allergic conditions. Conclusions: In a nationally representative sample of US children, we found a significant association of common allergic conditions (food allergy, respiratory allergy, and skin allergy) with ADHD.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association of Food Allergy, Respiratory Allergy, and Skin Allergy with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Children
- Creators
- Guifeng XuBuyun LiuWenhan YangLinda G SnetselaarMingwu ChenWei BaoLane Strathearn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nutrients, Vol.14(3), p.474
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu14030474
- PMID
- 35276830
- PMCID
- PMC8838767
- NLM abbreviation
- Nutrients
- eISSN
- 2072-6643
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984215125202771
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