Abstract
Introduction: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be considered as one of
the widespread childhood neurological disorder, which is a well-known disorder among some
chronic diseases.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate ADHD in girls with infrequent voiding
and compare it with healthy children.
Patients and Methods: One-hundred children aged between 5 and 12 years old with
infrequent voiding and 100 healthy children without infrequent voiding, who were referred
to the pediatric clinic were included in this case–control study as case and control groups,
respectively, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria (Amirkabir hospital of Arak, Iran).
Subjects were selected through simple random sample selection and ADHD was diagnosed
by Conners’ Parent Rating Scale– 48 (CPRS-48) and DSM-IV criteria and was confirmed by
psychologist consult.
Results: ADHD inattentive type was observed in 6 patients in the case group and 2 patients in
the control group. Moreover, 16 and 4 children, from the case group, were affected by ADHD
hyperactive-impulsive type. Additionally, 7 and 4 children, from the control group, were
affected by ADHD mixed type (P=0.005). There were differences between the prevalence of
ADHD in the case group and the control group. Data were analyzed using Binomial test in
SPSS 18.
Conclusion: The result of this study showed that ADHD is more common in children with
infrequent voiding