TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association between ADHD and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection
AU - Merzon, Eugene
AU - Weiss, Margaret D.
AU - Cortese, Samuele
AU - Rotem, Ann
AU - Schneider, Tzipporah
AU - Craig, Stephanie G.
AU - Vinker, Shlomo
AU - Golan Cohen, Avivit
AU - Green, Ilan
AU - Ashkenazi, Shai
AU - Weizman, Abraham
AU - Manor, Iris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© ©The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Objective: Patients with ADHD are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19. The present study assessed the possibility that ADHD also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Method: We assessed 1,870 COVID-19 positive patients, aged 5 to 60 years, registered in the database of Leumit Health Services (LHS, Israel), February to -June 2020, of whom 231 with ADHD. Logistic regression analysis models evaluated the association between ADHD and the dependent variables of being symptomatic/referral to hospitalization, controlling for demographic and medical variables. Results: Age, male sex, and BMI were confirmed to be significant risk factors for increased COVID-19 severity. ADHD was found to be associated with increased severity of COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.29, 2.52], p <.05) and referral to hospitalization (OR =1.93, 95% CI [1.06, 3.51], p =.03). Conclusion: ADHD is associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection.
AB - Objective: Patients with ADHD are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19. The present study assessed the possibility that ADHD also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Method: We assessed 1,870 COVID-19 positive patients, aged 5 to 60 years, registered in the database of Leumit Health Services (LHS, Israel), February to -June 2020, of whom 231 with ADHD. Logistic regression analysis models evaluated the association between ADHD and the dependent variables of being symptomatic/referral to hospitalization, controlling for demographic and medical variables. Results: Age, male sex, and BMI were confirmed to be significant risk factors for increased COVID-19 severity. ADHD was found to be associated with increased severity of COVID-19 symptoms (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.29, 2.52], p <.05) and referral to hospitalization (OR =1.93, 95% CI [1.06, 3.51], p =.03). Conclusion: ADHD is associated with poorer outcomes in COVID-19 infection.
KW - ADHD
KW - COVID-19
KW - referral to hospitalization
KW - symptom severity
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U2 - 10.1177/10870547211003659
DO - 10.1177/10870547211003659
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C2 - 33797281
AN - SCOPUS:85103658168
SN - 1087-0547
VL - 26
SP - 491
EP - 501
JO - Journal of Attention Disorders
JF - Journal of Attention Disorders
IS - 4
ER -