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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jan 8;17(3):539–544. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.587

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression models of the association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and overweight and obesity.*

Overweight (vs. normal) Obese (vs. normal)
Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Unadjusted Model
ADHD
 Never 1.0 1.0
 Childhood 1.38 (0.88, 2.15) 1.27 (0.76, 2.11)
 Adult 1.58 (1.05, 2.38) 1.81 (1.24, 2.64)
Adjusted Model+
ADHD
 Never 1.0 1.0
 Childhood 1.19 (0.75, 1.90) 1.20 (0.71, 2.03)
 Adult 1.61 (1.01, 2.57) 1.81 (1.19, 2.76)
*

Data weighted to account for complex sampling frame and to represent U.S. adult population.

+

Adjusted for demographics and smoking status.