Effects of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on growth in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies with regard to the impact of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on growth

Ref.	Study design	Country	Sample size	Age (year)	Female (%)	Mean BMI	ADHD		Control		Obesity		Overweight		Normal
							n	Age	n	Age	n	Age	n	Age	n	Age
Pagoto et al[32], 2009	Retrospective study	United States	6737	31	51.6	-					1475	-	3294	-	1968	-
Fuemmeler et al[33], 2011	Retrospective study	United States	11666	28.8	49	29.1					4343	28.9	3464	28.8	3849	28.6
Aguirre Castaneda et al[37], 2016	Retrospective study	United States	1001	24.41	16.98	24.36	336	-	665	-
Hanć et al[36], 2015	Retrospective study	Poland	615	10.94	0	-	219	-	396	-
Byrd et al[34], 2013	Retrospective study	United States	3050	-	-	-	412	-	2638	-

ADHD: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; BMI: Body mass index.