Association of only-child status and household pet ownership with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among Chinese preschool children: a population-based study
Both only-child status and household pet ownership are associated with an increased risk of ADHD; however, the detrimental effect of pet ownership appears to be mitigated among only children when pet exposure occurs at ages 1-3 years, providing new insight into reducing family-related risk factors of ADHD.
Authors
- Xiaomei Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7135-295X)
- Weikang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8366-8943)
- Shuangyan Qiu
- Vivian Yawei Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-1808)
- Yuying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-4332)
- Weiqing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-0794)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1450216
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program