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Prevalence of at-risk-for-overweight( ≥ 85th %ile)1and overweight ( ≥ 95th %ile) in children with ADHD receiving stimulants medication to those not receiving stimulant medication. |
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| Receiving stimulant medication |
All Subjects |
Underweight <15th percentile |
Healthy Weight 15th to 85th percentile |
At Risk 85th to 95th percentile |
Overweight >95th percentile |
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| YES |
33% (32) |
0 |
78% (25) |
16% (5) |
6% (2) |
| NO |
67% (66) |
8% (5) |
33% (22) |
36% (24) * |
23% (15) * |
| Total |
100% (98) |
5% (5) |
48% (47) |
30% (29) |
17% (17) |
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1CDC recommended cut-off points for at-risk-for overweight and overweight (11). Fisher Exact Test (p < .05) | |||||
Curtin et al. BMC Pediatrics 2005 5:48 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-48 |
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