Table 2

Prevalence (95% confidence interval) of at-risk-for-overweight ( ≥ 85 percentile)1 and overweight ( ≥ 95 percentile) by age in children with ADHD and national estimates.


NHANES 1999–2002*
ADHD N = 98

AT RISK
2–5 yr
22.6%
42.9% (16.9, 68.8)
6–11 yr
31.2%
25.9% (14.6, 37.1)
12–19 yr
30.9%
30.8% (13.0, 48.5)
Overall
31.0%
29% (20.0, 38.0)



OVERWEIGHT


2–5 yr
10.3%
21% (0.0, 42.3)
6–11 yr
15.8%
16% (6.6, 25.4)
12–19 yr
16.1%
19% (3.9, 34.0)
Overall
16.0%
17.3% (9.8, 24.8)

1CDC recommended cut-off points for at-risk-for overweight and overweight (11). *Hedley et al. JAMA 2004

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