title: ADHD is associated with a "Western" dietary pattern in adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between dietary patterns and ADHD in a population-based cohort of adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Raine Study is a prospective study following 2,868 live births. At the 14-year follow-up, the authors collected detailed adolescent dietary data, allowing for the determination of major dietary patterns using factor analysis. ADHD diagnoses were recorded according to International Classification of Deiseases, 9th Revision coding conventions. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between scores for major dietary pattern and ADHD diagnoses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were available for 1,799 adolescents, and a total of 115 adolescents had an ADHD diagnosis. Two major dietary patterns were identified: "Western" and "Healthy." A higher score for the Western dietary pattern was associated with ADHD diagnosis (odds ratio=2.21, 95% confidence interval=1.18, 4.13) after adjusting for known confounding factors from pregnancy to 14 years. ADHD diagnosis was not associated with the "Healthy" dietary pattern.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A Western-style diet may be associated with ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Amber L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Grant J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gina L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ambrosini
authors.forename: Jan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Piek
authors.forename: Wendy H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Oddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats