The Association between ADHD and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Eugene Merzon; Margaret D. Weiss; Samuele Cortese; Ann Rotem; Tzipporah Schneider; Stephanie G. Craig; Shlomo Vinker; Avivit Golan Cohen; Ilan Green; Shai Ashkenazi; Abraham Weizman; Iris Manor

doi:10.1177/10870547211003659

The Association between ADHD and the Severity of COVID-19 Infection

Eugene Merzon
, Margaret D. Weiss
, Samuele Cortese
, Ann Rotem
, Tzipporah Schneider
, Stephanie G. Craig
, Shlomo Vinker
, Avivit Golan Cohen
, Ilan Green
, Shai Ashkenazi
, Abraham Weizman
, Iris Manor

Tel Aviv University, Ariel University

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	491-501
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211003659
State	Published - Feb 2022

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

ADHD
COVID-19
referral to hospitalization
symptom severity

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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