Maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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Maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Jan 10, 2020 | Posted by ICAMH.org@gmail.com |

Sucksdorff, Minna et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published online January 2020

This study of over 1000 children found that low maternal vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels during pregnancy were associated with an elevated risk for offspring ADHD (OR 1.65). If replicated in independent samples, this finding may have significant public health implications.

https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(19)32232-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

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Maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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