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Children with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) showed lower performance on the progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run (PACER) test. This finding was independent of age, sex, sports, and body mass index.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Fitness

Background:

  • Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting children.
  • Cardiovascular fitness is crucial for overall child health and development.
  • Understanding physical performance differences in children with ADHD is important for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the performance on the progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run (PACER) test in children with and without ADHD.
  • To examine changes in PACER performance over a school year.
  • To investigate the influence of age, sex, sports participation, and body mass index on PACER results in children with and without ADHD.

Main Methods:

  • A repeated measures design was employed with 892 middle school children (aged 11-14), including 55 with ADHD.
Keywords:
adolescentaerobicspecial needs populations

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  • Children completed the PACER test three times during the school year, adhering to FITNESSGRAM protocols.
  • Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze data, controlling for covariates.

    • Main Results:

    • Children with ADHD completed significantly fewer laps at baseline compared to their peers without ADHD (p < .001).
    • No significant differences in performance improvement over time (slope) were observed between groups.
    • ADHD status did not interact significantly with age, sex, sports participation, or body mass index.

    Conclusions:

    • A diagnosis of ADHD is independently associated with lower baseline PACER performance in middle school children.
    • These findings highlight potential cardiovascular endurance challenges for children with ADHD.
    • Interventions may need to consider the specific physical activity needs of children with ADHD.