Table 3.
Prevalence of ADHD at 6 and 11 years of age according to sucrose consumption at these ages and incidence of ADHD between 6 and 11 years of age (among boys with and without the outcome at 6 years of age), according to the change in sucrose consumption between 6 and 11 years of age. 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort.
| Boys | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucrose consumption | Pa | Pb | |||
| At 6 years old | Prevalence of ADHD at 6 years old (n = 1679) | 95% CI | 0.00 | 0.02 | |
| 1st tercile (4.3–74.2 g) | 1.8 | 0.7, 2.9 | |||
| 2nd tercile (74.4–125.6 g) | 2.8 | 1.5, 4.2 | |||
| 3rd tercile (125.7–524.8 g) | 5.8 | 3.9, 7.8 | |||
| At 11 years old | Prevalence of ADHD at 11 years old (n = 1782) | 95% CI | 0.32 | 0.30 | |
| 1st tercile (0.44–80.77 g) | 4.7 | 3.1, 6.6 | |||
| 2nd tercile (80.91–163.82 g) | 6.1 | 3.9, 7.7 | |||
| 3rd tercile (163.88–1196.76 g) | 6.7 | 4.8, 8.8 | |||
| Change between 6 and 11 years of age | Incidence of ADHD at 11 years oldc(n = 1489) | 95% CI | 0.92 | 0.63 | |
| Always low consumption | 3.7 | 1.3, 5.9 | |||
| Always medium consumption | 5.0 | 1.7, 7.9 | |||
| Always high consumption | 5.5 | 2.4, 8.6 | |||
| Increasing consumption | 4.4 | 2.5, 6.4 | |||
| Decreasing consumption | 4.5 | 2.7, 6.5 | |||
Maternal characteristics (educational level, marital status, smoking during pregnancy, alcohol consumption during pregnancy, number of prenatal consultations and mood symptoms during pregnancy) and children's variables (IQ, number of siblings and calorie consumption from sucrose-free sources).
a
The analysis was adjusted for crude.
b
The analysis was adjusted for NEI.
c
The analysis was adjusted for children with ADHD at 6 years old excluded.