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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Oct 22;43(1):33–42. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0236-5

Table 2.

Maximum likelihood correlations (95% Confidence Intervals) for childhood ADHD symptoms and BMI during adolescence, young adulthood, and adulthood by Zygosity.

Zygosity ADHD Symptoms Adolescent BMI Young Adult BMI Adult BMI
Male-Male
MZM 0.42 (0.24 – 0.54) 0.86 (0.80 – 0.91) 0.80 (0.71 – 0.86) 0.82 (0.76 – 0.88)
DZM 0.32 (0.10 – 0.50) 0.33 (0.10 – 0.53) 0.33 (0.10 – 0.53) 0.43 (0.09 – 0.62)
FSM 0.24 (0.06 – 0.39) 0.43 (0.28 – 0.55) 0.42 (0.28 – 0.55) 0.29 (0.15 – 0.42)
Female-Female
MZF 0.31 (0.11 – 0.48) 0.82 (0.73 – 0.88) 0.82 (0.73 – 0.88) 0.89 (0.85 – 0.92)
DZF 0.12 (−0.14 – 0.35) 0.21 (−0.04 – 0.44) 0.21 (−0.04 – 0.44) 0.50 (0.33 – 0.63)
FSF 0.13 (−0.02 – 0.27) 0.45 (0.33 – 0.56) 0.45 (0.33 – 0.56) 0.44 (0.32 – 0.54)
Opposite Sibling (Male-Female)
OSDZ −0.04 (−0.22 −0.26) 0.24 (0.05 – 0.42) 0.24 (0.05 – 0.42) 0.28 (0 08 – 0.44)
OSFS −0.07 (−0.19 – 0.06) 0.37 (0.26 – 0.48) 0.37 (0.36 – 0.48) 0.29 (0.17 – 0.40)