Effects of Atomoxetine on Height and Weight in Korean Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Kukju Kweon Je Sik Yoon Kee Jeong Park Seon-Ok Kim Jin-Ho Choi Hyo-Won Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제15권 제6호, 649~654쪽, 전체 6쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.06.30

영문 초록

Objective We aimed to investigate the long-term effects of atomoxetine on growth in Korean children and adolescents with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods The medical records of 82 subjects (mean age, 9.0±2.0 years; 64 boys) with ADHD treated with atomoxetine for at least 1 year at the Department of Psychiatry at Asan Medical Center were retrospectively reviewed. Height and weight data were prospectively obtained and retrospectively gathered and converted to age- and gender-corrected z scores using norms from Korean youths. Growth changes were analyzed using random coefficients models with changes in height or weight z scores as the dependent variables. Results Height z scores significantly decreased during the treatment period (β=-0.054, p=0.024). Height z scores decreased during the 1st year of treatment (β=-0.086, p=0.003), but did not change after the 1st year. Weight z scores did not change significantly during treatment(β=0.004, p=0.925). Conclusion Our results suggest that long-term atomoxetine treatment may be associated with deficits in height growth in Korean youths, although this effect was minor and tended to be attenuated over the first year. Because of the limitations of this study such as retrospective design and selection bias, further prospective studies are needed.

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Youth Atomoxetine Height Weight