PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged 6--17 Years with Learning Disability (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Birthweight* --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2006†

During 2004--2006, the prevalence of diagnosed LD, both with and without ADHD, was greater among children with low birthweight than among children without low birthweight.

Approximately 8% of children with low birthweight had ever been diagnosed with LD without ADHD compared with approximately 5% of children without low birthweight. The prevalence of diagnosed ADHD without LD was not associated with a child's birthweight.
 
SOURCES: National Health Interview Survey, 2004--2006. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. Pastor PN, Reuben CA. Diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disability: United States, 2004--2006. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2008; 10(237). Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_237.pdf.
[CDC, MMWR Weekly, August 29, 2008 / 57(34);947http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5734a6.htm?s_cid=mm5734a6_e]