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ADHD and lifestyle habits in Czech adults, a national sample
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SYSNO ASEP 0485276 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title ADHD and lifestyle habits in Czech adults, a national sample Author(s) Weissenberger, S. (CZ)
Ptáček, R. (CZ)
Vnuková, M. (CZ)
Raboch, J. (CZ)
Klicperová-Baker, Martina (PSU-E) RID, ORCID, SAI
Domkářová, L. (CZ)
Goetz, M. (CZ)Article number 14 Source Title Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment . - : Dove Medical Press
Roč. 14, leden (2018), s. 293-299Number of pages 7 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country NZ - New Zealand Keywords ADHD ; lifestyle ; diet ; adulthood ; ASRS ; obesity Subject RIV AN - Psychology OECD category Psychology (including human - machine relations) Institutional support PSU-E - RVO:68081740 UT WOS 000422627100001 EID SCOPUS 85040920187 DOI 10.2147/NDT.S148921 Annotation Background: Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been added as a diagnosis to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version 5 (DSM5) in 2013, thus making ADHD, which has been classically known as a childhood disorder, a lifelong disorder. Those suffering from the condition show very specific behavioral traits, which manifest as lifestyle habits, they also show comorbidities that can be the symptoms and/or consequences of certain lifestyles. Materials and methods: The targeted population was adults aged 18–65 years. The total sample was 1,012 (507 males and 505 females). The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS V. 1.1) was administered to evaluate the current symptoms of ADHD and a questionnaire regarding lifestyles that are pertinent to ADHD, exercise, drug use, and diet. Results: An ASRS score of 4–6 points was found in 11.4% of the male population and 9.7% of the female population (5–6 points indicate very high-intensity symptoms). A score of 6, the highest intensity of symptomatology, was found in 1.18% of males and 0.99% of females. Gender differences in scores were not statistically significant. In terms of self-reported lifestyles, we calculated an ordered logistic regression and the odds ratios of those with ASRS scores .4. Those with higher ASRS scores had higher rates of self-reported unhealthy lifestyles and poor diets with high consumption of sweets. We also ascertained a paradoxical finding that is not in line with the current literature on the disorder – lower rates of cigarette smoking among people with higher ADHD symptomatology. Conclusion: Several specific lifestyles were found to be associated with higher ADHD symptoms such as poor diet and cannabis use. Other factors classically associated with the disorder such as cocaine addiction and nicotinism were either insignificant or surprisingly less prominent among the Czech sample. However, ADHD-prone respondents reported to be more physically active, which fits the clinical picture of hyperactivity but contrasts with literature that reports sedentary ADHD lifestyle. Workplace Institute of Psychology Contact Štěpánka Halamová, Halamova@praha.psu.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 222 096 Year of Publishing 2019
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