Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, sleep disturbances, and body mass index in college students

Abstract

Objective: To examine whether body mass index (BMI), sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness differed by ADHD diagnostic status, and to investigate the role of sleep duration and daytime sleepiness in the ADHD-BMI relationship. Participants: Participants were 72,040 18–25-year-old respondents to the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment III (ACHA-NCHA III). Method: Welch’s t-tests and a serial mediation model were conducted. Results: College students with ADHD (vs. without) reported significantly higher BMIs (t = −6.81, p