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This study aims to understand how the relationship between ADHD symptoms and physical activity changes during childhood and adolescence, focusing on differences between boys and girls.

July 15, 2026JCPP AdvancesOpen Access

Differences in associations between attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and physical activity across childhood and adolescence and among males and females in a representative UK birth cohort

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ASAmandine SénéquierQueen Mary University of London SIStamatina IliodromitiQueen Mary University of London JAJessica Agnew-BlaisQueen Mary University of London

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Randomized trial explores the relationship between ADHD symptoms and physical activity in childhood and adolescence, indicating varying associations by sex and measurement method.

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This study aims to understand how the relationship between ADHD symptoms and physical activity changes during childhood and adolescence, focusing on differences between boys and girls.
Data from the Millennium Cohort Study at ages 7, 11, 14, and 17 (n=14,043 to n=10,757) was analyzed.
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was measured objectively using accelerometers and assessed via parent- and self-reports at various ages.
Multiple linear regressions and mixed-effects regression models were used to estimate the associations between physical activity and ADHD scores.
MVPA was positively associated with higher SDQ ADHD scores at age 7 (b=0.009, p<0.001) and at age 14 (b=0.004, p=0.004).
Among males, MVPA correlated with SDQ ADHD scores at ages 7 (b=0.008, p=0.001) and 14 (b=0.004, p=0.007); for girls, this was seen only at age 7 (b=0.011, p<0.001).
Higher reported activity levels were linked to lower SDQ ADHD scores at ages 7, 11, and 14.

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Sénéquier et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57245a88b21df875480c1e https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70146

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Randomized trial explores the relationship between ADHD symptoms and physical activity in childhood and adolescence, indicating varying associations by sex and measurement method.

Differences in associations between attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and physical activity across childhood and adolescence and among males and females in a representative UK birth cohort

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Differences in associations between attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and physical activity across childhood and adolescence and among males and females in a representative UK birth cohort

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