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ADHD symptoms and diagnosis in adult preterms: systematic review, IPD meta-analysis, and register-linkage study

R Robinson, P Girchenko, A Pulakka, K Heinonen, A Lähdepuro, M Lahti-Pulkkinen, P Hovi, M Tikanmäki, P Bartmann, A Lano, LW Doyle, PJ Anderson, JLY Cheong, BA Darlow, LJ Woodward, LJ Horwood, MS Indredavik, KAI Evensen, N Marlow, S Johnson Show all

Pediatric Research | SPRINGERNATURE | Published : 2023

Abstract

Background: This study examined differences in ADHD symptoms and diagnosis between preterm and term-born adults (≥18 years), and tested if ADHD is related to gestational age, birth weight, multiple births, or neonatal complications in preterm borns. Methods: (1) A systematic review compared ADHD symptom self-reports and diagnosis between preterm and term-born adults published in PubMed, Web of Science, and PROQUEST until April 2021; (2) a one-stage Individual Participant Data(IPD) meta-analysis (n = 1385 preterm, n = 1633 term; born 1978–1995) examined differences in self-reported ADHD symptoms[age 18–36 years]; and (3) a population-based register-linkage study of all live births in Finland ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 Grant #733280 for RECAP, the European Commission NORFACE Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life course Grant #724363 (University of Warwick No. 462.16.100; University of Helsinki 462.16.101) for PremLife, Academy of Finland Grant #315690, 323910, 128459, 12848591, 1312670, 1324596, 330206, NHMRC (Australia) Grant #1153176; #1104300, #1176077, MRFF (Australia) #1141354, The Foundation for Pediatric Research (Finland), Sigrid Juselius Foundation; Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation; Novo Nordisk Foundation. Open Access funding provided by University of Helsinki including Helsinki University Central Hospital.