Childhood Trajectories of Hyperactivity/Inattention Symptoms and Diurnal Cortisol in Middle Adolescence : Results from a UK Birth Cohort

OBJECTIVE: Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show hypoactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Whether the association between hyperactivity/inattention symptoms with HPA axis dysfunction holds in the general child population too is not clear.

METHOD: We assessed associations between longitudinal trajectories of hyperactivity/inattention symptoms during ages 4 to 13 years and basal cortisol profiles at age 15 in a British general population cohort.

RESULTS: Adolescents with persistently high levels of hyperactivity/inattention symptoms since childhood showed lower total morning cortisol and a smaller diurnal decline, even after adjusting for confounders. No associations were found between any of the symptom trajectories and cortisol awakening response, diurnal slope or daily output of cortisol.

CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence for hypocortisolism among adolescents with chronic hyperactivity/inattention symptoms in the general population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Journal of attention disorders - 26(2022), 6 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 809-821

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ji, Dongying [VerfasserIn]
Flouri, Eirini [VerfasserIn]
Papachristou, Efstathios [VerfasserIn]
Francesconi, Marta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ALSPAC
Adolescence
Childhood
Cortisol
Hydrocortisone
Hyperactivity/inattention
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
WI4X0X7BPJ

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.03.2022

Date Revised 21.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/10870547211036755

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329223801