title: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, physical health, and lifestyle in older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To increase insight into the effect of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on health in general in older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two-phase sampling side-study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred twenty-three randomly selected LASA respondents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information was collected during home visits on physical health, medication use, and lifestyle characteristics in Phase 1 and on ADHD diagnosis in Phase 2. The associations between independent variables and ADHD were examined with linear and logistic regression analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The adjusted regression estimates of the linear regression analysis showed that the number of ADHD symptoms was positively associated with the presence of chronic nonspecific lung diseases (CNSLD) (B = 2.58, P = .02), cardiovascular diseases (B = 2.18, P = .02), and number of chronic diseases (B = 0.69, P = .04) and negatively associated with self-perceived health (B = -2.83, P = .002). Lifestyle is not a mediator of the association between ADHD and physical health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in older adults was associated with chronic physical illness and poorer self-perceived health. Contrary to expectations, there were no associations between symptoms of ADHD and lifestyle variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|Expertise Centre Adult ADHD, PsyQ, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Evert J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Semeijn
authors.affiliation: Expertise Centre Adult ADHD, PsyQ, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sandra Kooij
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hannie C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Comijs
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|Expertise Centre Adult ADHD, PsyQ, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.|Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dorly J H
authors.initials: DJH
authors.lastname: Deeg
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Aartjan T F
authors.initials: ATF
authors.lastname: Beekman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009043:Motor Activity; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008774:Methylphenidate