ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2023
Preterm or early term birth and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a national cohort and co-sibling study.
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- Multisensory stimulation for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- Prenatal and early postnatal periods differentially shape the maturation of human cortical microstructure and myelin.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- A 'Standard of Care PLUS' Model for Preterm Birth Prevention: Integrating Nutrient and Gene Variant Analysis with Targeted Interventions.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Maternal migraine and offspring ADHD: triangulating the evidence.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Divergent representation and processing of task cues in sensory and prefrontal cortices of preterm-born mice.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Neurodevelopmental risks of late-preterm and early-term births: a population-based study from Finland.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Artificial Womb Technology for Extremely Premature Neonates: Preclinical Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Preterm Birth and the Emergence of ADHD Symptoms: A Review of Recent Evidence.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Investigating the interplay between prematurity and genetic variation in the context of rare developmental disorders.Genome medicine · 2025Article
- Attentional Deficits Following Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Neurodevelopment in Preterm Children at 12 Months: Aligning Clinical Observations and Parental Insight.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Late-Preterm and Early-Term Birth.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Novel Model for Simultaneous Evaluation of Hyperoxia-Mediated Brain and Lung Injury in Neonatal Rats.Cells · 2025Article
- Association of preterm birth and birth size status with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in spontaneous births.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Is Parity a Risk Factor for Late Preterm Birth? Results from a Large Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Potential for a cerebellar role in moderate-late preterm associated behavioural disorders.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
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purposeTo examine risks of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preterm and early term birth survivors, and potential sex-specific differences.
methodsA national cohort study was conducted of all 4061,795 singletons born in Sweden in 1973-2013 who survived infancy, followed up for ADHD identified from nationwide diagnoses and medications through 2018. Poisson regression was used to compute prevalence ratios (PRs), adjusting for sociodemographic and perinatal factors. Co-sibling analyses assessed for confounding by unmeasured shared familial (genetic or environmental) factors.
resultsADHD prevalences by gestational age at birth were 12.1% for extremely preterm (22-27 weeks), 7.0% for moderately preterm (28-33 weeks), 5.7% for late preterm (34-36 weeks), 6.1% for all preterm (<37 weeks), 5.2% for early term (37-38 weeks), and 4.5% for full-term (39-41 weeks). Adjusted PRs comparing extremely preterm, all preterm, or early term versus full-term, respectively, were 2.35 (95% CI, 2.15-2.57), 1.28 (1.25-1.31), and 1.12 (1.10-1.13) among males, and 2.46 (2.17-2.78), 1.24 (1.20-1.28), and 1.08 (1.06-1.10) among females (P < .001 for each). These associations were virtually unchanged after controlling for shared familial factors. Both spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth were associated with ADHD (adjusted PRs, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.18-1.24; and 1.39; 1.34-1.43, respectively).
conclusionsIn this large cohort, preterm and early term birth were associated with increased risks of ADHD in males and females, independently of covariates and shared familial factors.
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