title: [Perinatal factors associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity diagnosis in Colombian  Paisa  children].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Some perinatal factors have been associated with attention d ficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the association between perinatal factor and ADHD diagnosis in school, aged 6 to 11 years, children from Medell n city (Colombia).
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized sample of 200 cases, 6 to 11 year old, with standardized ADHD diagnosis was selected. A randomized sample of 200 control children, 6 to 11 year old, was selected from a data base of 70 schools of Medell n city. The same diagnostic protocol was administered to controls. A questionnaire with questions about pregnancy, delivery an neonatal period was given to the mothers. Data were analyzed using cross tabulation and stepwise logistic multiple regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Miscarriage symptoms, premature delivery symptoms, severe flu attacks (cold with fever, without virus confirmation), tobacco abuse, alcohol abuse (to become drunk), minor congenital malformations, neonatal seizures and hospitalizations during newborn period were factors associated with ADHD diagnosis (p< 0.05). However, stepwise logistic multiple regression analysis selected a block of variables formed by premature delivery symptoms, severe flu attacks and neonatal seizures as significant perinatal risk factors (p< 0.01) for ADHD diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de San Buenaventura. Facultad de Psicologia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. dpineda@epm.net.co
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Puerta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Merchán
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Arango
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Galvis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velásquez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Builes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopera
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018743:Perinatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011897:Random Allocation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires