Effect of Medication on Anthropometric Characteristic of ADHD Children
Authors:
R. Ptáček; H. Kuželová; I. Paclt; I. Žukov
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Raboch, DrSc.
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., 104, 2008, No. 8, pp. 415-419.
Category:
Original Article
Overview
The study compares differences in parameters between the group of boys with diagnosis ADHD which used Ritalin medication and the group which did not.
The results of the study significantly show the difference in anthropometric characteristics between these two groups, especially significant difference is in the signs of nutrition (% fat, BMI). Children using medication have lower percentage of body fat and lower BMI. These results are in correspondence with other studies.
Key words:
anthropometric views, nutritional state, ADHD, body fat, BMI index.
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