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Type 1 Diabetes in Parents and Risk of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Population-Based Study in Sweden.
Diabetes Care. 2018 04;41(4):770-774
Authors: Ji J, Chen T, Sundquist J, Sundquist K
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether a family history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with an increased incidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Individuals with T1D were identified from the nationwide Swedish National Hospital Discharge Register and Swedish Outpatient Register in Sweden and were linked to the Swedish Multi-Generation Register to identify their offspring. Cox regression was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) of ADHD in offspring of patients with T1D compared with the general population.
RESULTS: A total of 15,615 individuals were born after their parents were diagnosed with T1D. After a set of confounding factors was controlled for, offspring of T1D patients had a significantly increased risk of ADHD with an HR of 1.29 (95% CI 1.15-1.42). Maternal T1D was associated with an enhanced risk of ADHD (HR 1.35 [95% CI 1.18-1.55]) compared with paternal T1D (HR 1.20 [95% CI 1.03-1.41]), but the difference was not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective cohort study, we found that a parental history of T1D was associated with a 29% increased risk of being diagnosed with ADHD. However, the underlying mechanisms need to be explored in future studies.
PMID: 29374069 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29374069?dopt=Abstract