Impact of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Obesity Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents Receiving Multidisciplinary Care: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
Authors' conclusion
Although adolescents with and without ADHD may exhibit similar treatment outcomes, predictors of weight loss success differed
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents (12–17 years) with obesity receiving multidisciplinary care at a tertiary Adolescent Obesity Clinic, followed for 16.8 (IQR: 5.3) months53 with ADHD (19.7%)
- Participants
- 269 adolescents
- Exposure
- Adolescents with ADHD vs without ADHD
- ADHDn = 53
- Outcome
- Weight-loss success (decrease in BMI z-score ≥ 0.25)
Methodological detailstertiary Adolescent Obesity Clinic
- Tertiary Adolescent Obesity Clinic
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Weight loss success in whole sample
34.9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Predictors of weight-loss success in adolescents with ADHD
- Psychopathology (negative association), OR
- 0.25
- Increase in total physical activity (positive association), OR
- 1.01
Predictors of weight-loss success in adolescents without ADHD
- Impulsive eating (reduced likelihood), OR
- 0.33
- Improved eating behaviour (increased likelihood), OR
- 2.92
Original publication
Impact of ADHD on Obesity Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents Receiving Multidisciplinary Care: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study. Pediatr Obes. Published 21 August 2026. doi:10.
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