Cardiovascular risk factors in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A family design study of Swedish conscripts.

Miguel Garcia-Argibay Ebba Du Rietz Catharina A Hartman Paul LichtensteinZheng ChangCristiano FavaSamuele CorteseHenrik Larsson

Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research (2022)

Individuals with several cardiovascular risk factors are more often diagnosed with ADHD, regardless of psychiatric comorbidity. These association are not explained by ADHD pharmacotherapy, rather, they are in part due to shared familial risk factors.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
cardiovascular risk factors
autism spectrum disorder
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
working memory
mental health
type diabetes