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Low birth weight is risk factor for ADHD. (Large Case-Control Study).
Low birth weight is an independent risk factor for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and could account for as much as 13.8% of all ADHD cases in the United States, reported Eric Mick, Sc.D., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, and his colleagues.
Despite the correlation, children with low birth weight still make up a small percentage of the ADHD population. In addition, the rising incidence of low-birth-weight infants does not account for the increased prevalence of ADHD, the investigators said (J. Dev. Behav. Pediatr. 23[1]:16-22, 2002).
The case-control family study compared 252 mixed-gender ADHD cases and their parents with 231 ...
- Low birth weight and residential proximity to PCB-contaminated waste...
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Baibergenova, Akerke Kudyakov, Rustam Zdeb, Michael Carpenter, David O. August 1, 2003 700+ words
...of giving birth to an infant with low birth weight (< 2,500 g), and that this...increased risk of giving birth to a low-birth-weight baby. We used the birth registry of...5% of the 945,077 births. The birth weight in the PCB zip codes was on average...
- Low birth weight linked to long-term respiratory problems.(Report)
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics Week July 25, 2009 700+ words
...in young adults with a history of low birth weight," wrote lead researcher Eric C. Walter...findings suggest that not only are [low birth weight] survivors at increased risk for long...diagnoses. They then linked these cases to birth weight data listed on birth certificates where...
- Low birth weight and interactions between traditional risk factors.
- Magazine article from: Journal of Genetic Psychology Abel, Millicent H. December 1, 1997 700+ words
Low birth weight, defined as a birth weight of less than 2,500 g, is one of several perinatal risk...studies, the Institute of Medicine (1985) emphasized low birth weight as a major determinant of infant mortality. Low birth weight...
- University of Memphis details research in birth weight.
- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly September 10, 2009 700+ words
"Birth weight has been found to predict cardiovascular morbidity and...scientists in the United States report (see also Birth Weight). "An association between birth weight and blood pressure (BP) has previously been reported...
- HENRY FORD HOSPITAL: IQ LINKED TO BIRTH WEIGHT
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 28, 1994 700+ words
...DETROIT, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Birth weight is one determinant of IQ, concluded...Henry Ford Hospital researcher. Low birth weight has an adverse effect on children...Hospital. The study found that low birth weight children -- a birth weight of 2,500...
- Maternal Estimates of Neonatal Birth Weight in Diabetic Patients.(Statistical...
- Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal Diase, Katherine Monga, Manju January 1, 2002 700+ words
...No consensus exists on estimation of birth weight or prediction of fetal macrosomia in...and ultrasonographic estimates of birth weight in diabetic patients. Methods. Diabetic...percentage of estimates within 10% of actual birth weight were determined for the three estimates...
- Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight in Connecticut and...
- Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives Bell, Michelle L. Ebisu, Keita Belanger, Kathleen July 1, 2007 700+ words
...examined whether air pollution affects birth weight; however results vary and many studies...nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide and birth weight for 358,504 births in Massachusetts...Analysis included logistic models for low birth weight (<2,500 g) and linear models...
- New birth weight study results from University of London described.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week September 16, 2009 700+ words
...assessed the effect of using customized birth-weight standards on the association of uterine...Doppler resistance index (RI) and birth weight. This was a cross-sectional study...the United Kingdom report (see also Birth Weight). "Both uterine arteries were identified...
Source: HighBeam Research, Low birth weight is risk factor for ADHD. (Large Case-Control Study).