Effect of Medication on Anthropometric Characteristic of ADHD Children
Authors:
R. Ptáček; H. Kuželová; I. Paclt; I. Žukov
Authors place of work:
Psychiatrická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Raboch, DrSc.
Published in the journal:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., 104, 2008, No. 8, pp. 415-419.
Category:
Original Article
Summary
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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Štítky
Addictology Paediatric psychiatry PsychiatryČlánok vyšiel v časopise
Czech and Slovak Psychiatry
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