title: Malnutrition and Obesity in Children With ADHD.
abstract: Low threshold of dissatisfaction and frustration in child and adolescent patients with ADHD lead to changes in dietary pattern with contribution to the development of obesity and other nutritional disorders.
  
  
  
  A total of 362 patients with the diagnosis of ADHD and 390 children without any chronic disease were included to the study. We evaluated the anthropometric measurements for all cases.
  
  
  
  The overweight/obese cases according to weight for height (WFH) and body mass index scores were more likely in ADHD cases than control group. Malnourished cases according to WFH were more common in ADHD cases. Patients with weight standard deviation scores between <-2 and >2 were significantly higher in ADHD cases than the control group patients.
  
  
  
  Frequency of malnutrition and overweight/obese patients was found higher in ADHD cases compared with control group, and this situation suggested that ADHD is a risk factor for the development of eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey gungorserdal@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Serdal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgü Suna
authors.initials: ÖS
authors.lastname: Celiloğlu
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabiha Güngör
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Raif
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem Özel
authors.initials: ÖÖ
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.affiliation: Inönü University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukadder Ayşe
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Selimoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005639:Frustration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000523:psychology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: attention deficit hyperactivity; children; malnutrition; obesity