Maternal smoking during pregnancy as an environmental risk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behaviour. A review.
Minerva Pediatr
; 57(6): 359-71, 2005 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-16402008
ABSTRACT
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood psychiatric disorder which affects between 3% and 5% of school aged children. Despite much research, little is known regarding the aetiology of the disorder. Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy has been linked to a number of negative effects in offspring in infancy, childhood and even into adulthood and has been proposed as a possible risk factor for ADHD. The aim of this review was to discuss the evidence associating maternal smoking during pregnancy and ADHD as well as methodological issues concerning this association. A literature search using PubMed was employed using relevant keywords. The relevant reference sections of articles found were also searched. All English language studies published before June 2005 were assessed. A pooled odds ratio derived from case-control studies was also obtained. Despite methodological limitations, the majority of studies identify maternal smoking during pregnancy as a risk factor for ADHD behaviours. A pooled odds ratio indicates more than a two-fold increase in risk for a diagnosis of ADHD in those individuals whose mothers smoked during pregnancy (odds ratio 2.39, 95% confidence intervals 1.61, 3.52 P<0.001). Maternal smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for ADHD behaviour and diagnoses, although the mechanisms through which such risks work is unknown.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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5_ODS3_mortalidade_materna
Problema de salud:
2_quimicos_contaminacion
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5_maternal_care
Asunto principal:
Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición Prenatal
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Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad
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Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales
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Conducta Materna
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Madres
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Nicotina
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Minerva Pediatr
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido