Relationship between daily exposure of Organophosphate and Neonicotinoid pesticides and ADHD tendency in children

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K19244
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Nishihara Shinkichi 北海道大学, 環境健康科学研究教育センター, 客員研究員 (10584344)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ADHD / 発達障害 / 農薬曝露 / 有機リン / ネオニコチノイド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined the relationship between the exposure to organophosphate and neonicotinoid pesticides and the ADHD tendency in children at school age. Organophosphorus pesticide metabolite and neonicotinoid pesticide were measured from the collected urine sample and it was examined whether these concentrations increase the odds ratio of ADHD tendency of children.
As a result of the logistic regression analysis, a significant association was observed between the concentration of DMTP and the ADHD tendency.

Free Research Field

環境疫学