The association between ADHD and the severity of COVID-19 infection
The association between ADHD and the severity of COVID-19 infection
Objective: Patients with ADHD are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19. The present study assessed the possibility that ADHD also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Method: We assessed 1,870 COVID-19 positive patients, aged 5 to 60 years, registered in the database of Leumit Health Services (LHS, Israel), February to -June 2020, of whom 231 with ADHD. Logistic regression analysis models evaluated the association between ADHD and the dependent variables of being symptomatic/referral to hospitalization, controlling for demographic and medical variables. Results: Age, male sex, and BMI were confirmed to be significant risk factors for increased COVID-19 severity. ADHD was found to be associated with increased severity of COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.29, 2.52], p <.05) and referral to hospitalization (OR =1.93, 95% CI [1.06, 3.51], p =.03). Conclusion: ADHD is associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection.
ADHD, COVID-19, referral to hospitalization, symptom severity
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Merzon, Eugene
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Rotem, Ann
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Schneider, Tzipporah
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Vinker, Shlomo
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Merzon, Eugene, Weiss, Margaret D., Cortese, Samuele, Rotem, Ann, Schneider, Tzipporah, Craig, Stephanie G., Vinker, Shlomo, Golan Cohen, Avivit, Green, Ilan, Ashkenazi, Shai, Weizman, Abraham and Manor, Iris
(2021)
The association between ADHD and the severity of COVID-19 infection.
Journal of Attention Disorders.
(doi:10.1177/10870547211003659).
Abstract
Objective: Patients with ADHD are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19. The present study assessed the possibility that ADHD also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Method: We assessed 1,870 COVID-19 positive patients, aged 5 to 60 years, registered in the database of Leumit Health Services (LHS, Israel), February to -June 2020, of whom 231 with ADHD. Logistic regression analysis models evaluated the association between ADHD and the dependent variables of being symptomatic/referral to hospitalization, controlling for demographic and medical variables. Results: Age, male sex, and BMI were confirmed to be significant risk factors for increased COVID-19 severity. ADHD was found to be associated with increased severity of COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.29, 2.52], p <.05) and referral to hospitalization (OR =1.93, 95% CI [1.06, 3.51], p =.03). Conclusion: ADHD is associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection.
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ADHD, COVID-19, referral to hospitalization, symptom severity
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