Exploring Factors Affecting ADHD Tendencies in Elementary School Students: Focusing on Dietary Habits, Lifestyle, Family Environment, and Gender

The purpose of this study was to comprehensively analyze the fact influencing ADHD tendencies among elementary school students by categorizingthem into dietary habits, lifestyle, family environment, and gender. The subjectswere 8,452 elementary school students who participated in the 2023 National HealthExamination, and their health examination data as well as information on lifestyle,dietary habits, and family environment were used for analysis. Descriptive statistics,correlation analysis, and logistic regression analysis were conducted using SPSS28.0, Stata 16.0, and Python. The results showed that vegetable intake, breakfast,exercise, television viewing time, game time, family smoking, and gender weresignificant factors related to ADHD tendencies. Vegetable intake and regularbreakfast were identified as protective factors, and exercise frequency alsocontributed positively to reducing ADHD tendencies. In contrast, television viewingand game time were risk factors associated with higher ADHD tendencies, andfamily smoking showed a significant positive relationship with ADHD tendencies. Regarding gender, male students were found to have a higher tendency towardADHD than female students. This study provides empirical evidence for theprevention and management of ADHD in childhood by identifying and integratingvarious factors that influence ADHD tendencies.