The Association Between Repeated Measured Febrile Episodes During Early Childhood and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder : A Large-Scale Population-Based Study

OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between the number, magnitude, and frequency of febrile episodes during the 0 to 4 years of life and subsequent diagnosis of ADHD.

METHODS: This population-based case-control study in an Israeli HMO, Leumit Health Services (LHS), uses a database for all LHS members aged 5 to 18 years between 1/1/2002 and 1/30/2022. The number and magnitude of measured fever episodes during the 0 to 4 years were recorded in individuals with ADHD (N = 18,558) and individually matched non-ADHD controls in a 1:2 ratio (N = 37,116).

RESULTS: A significant, independent association was found between the number and magnitude of febrile episodes during the 0 to 4 years and the probability of a later diagnosis of ADHD. Children who never had a measured temperature >37.5°C had a significantly lower rate of ADHD (OR = 0.834, 95% CI [0.802, 0.866], p < .0001).

CONCLUSIONS: Febrile episodes during 0 to 4 years are associated with a significantly increased rate of a later diagnosis of ADHD in a doseresponse relationship.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Journal of attention disorders - 28(2024), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite 677-685

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Israel, Ariel [VerfasserIn]
Merzon, Eugene [VerfasserIn]
Krone, Beth [VerfasserIn]
Faraone, Stephen V [VerfasserIn]
Green, Ilan [VerfasserIn]
Golan Cohen, Avivit [VerfasserIn]
Vinker, Shlomo [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Shira [VerfasserIn]
Ashkenazi, Shai [VerfasserIn]
Magen, Eli [VerfasserIn]
Weizman, Abraham [VerfasserIn]
Manor, Iris [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADHD
Childhood
Dose-dependent
Fever
Journal Article
Neuro-inflammation

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/10870547231215289

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36771535X