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Resting state vagal tone in attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder: a meta-analysis

Objectives: To quantify evidence on resting-state vagal activity in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to controls using meta-analysis.Methods: Three electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus) were reviewed to identify studies. Studies reporting on any m...

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Main Authors: Koenig, Julian (Author) , Kaess, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: The world journal of biological psychiatry
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 256-267
ISSN:1814-1412
DOI:10.3109/15622975.2016.1174300
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2016.1174300
Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2016.1174300
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Author Notes:Julian Koenig, Joshua A. Rash, Andrew H. Kemp, Reiner Buchhorn, Julian F. Thayer & Michael Kaess
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Summary:Objectives: To quantify evidence on resting-state vagal activity in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to controls using meta-analysis.Methods: Three electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus) were reviewed to identify studies. Studies reporting on any measure of short-term, vagally mediated heart rate variability during resting state in clinically diagnosed ADHD patients as well as non-ADHD healthy controls were eligible for inclusion.Results: Eight studies reporting on 587 participants met inclusion criteria. Random-effect meta-analysis revealed no significant main effect comparing individuals with ADHD (n = 317) and healthy controls (n = 270) (Hedges’ g = 0.06, 95% CI: 0.18-0.29, Z = 0.48, P = 0.63; k = 8). Sub-group analysis showed consistent results among studies in adults (k = 2) and children (k = 6) with ADHD.Conclusions: Unlike a variety of internalising psychiatric disorders, ADHD is not associated with altered short-term measures of resting-state vagal tone.
Item Description:Published online: 26 May 2016
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ISSN:1814-1412
DOI:10.3109/15622975.2016.1174300

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