Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and maternal‐reported attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in childhood: triangulation of evidence using negative control and polygenic risk score analyses.

Background and aims: Studies have indicated that maternal prenatal substance use may be associated with offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) via intrauterine effects. We measured associations between prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine consumption with childhood ADHD symptoms...

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Published in:Addiction Vol. 117; no. 5; pp. 1458 - 1472
Main Authors: Haan, Elis, Sallis, Hannah M., Zuccolo, Luisa, Labrecque, Jeremy, Ystrom, Eivind, Reichborn‐Kjennerud, Ted, Andreassen, Ole, Havdahl, Alexandra, Munafò, Marcus R.
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2022
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          Haan, Elis
          Sallis, Hannah M.
          Zuccolo, Luisa
          Labrecque, Jeremy
          Ystrom, Eivind
          Reichborn‐Kjennerud, Ted
          Andreassen, Ole
          Havdahl, Alexandra
          Munafò, Marcus R.
        affil: School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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          Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms
          Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
          Maternal Exposure
          Maternal Behavior
          Caffeine Adverse Effects
          Tobacco Products Adverse Effects
          Alcohol Drinking
          Human
          Comparative Studies
          Prospective Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
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          Child: 6-12 years
      ab: Background and aims: Studies have indicated that maternal prenatal substance use may be associated with offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) via intrauterine effects. We measured associations between prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine consumption with childhood ADHD symptoms accounting for shared familial factors. Design First, we used a negative control design comparing maternal and paternal substance use. Three models were used for negative control analyses: unadjusted (without confounders), adjusted (including confounders) and mutually adjusted (including confounders and partner's substance use). The results were meta‐analysed across the cohorts. Secondly, we used polygenic risk scores (PRS) as proxies for exposures. Maternal PRS for smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption were regressed against ADHD symptoms. We triangulated the results across the two approaches to infer causality. Setting: We used data from three longitudinal pregnancy cohorts: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in the United Kingdom, Generation R study (GenR) in the Netherlands and Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort study (MoBa) in Norway. Participants: Phenotype data available for children were: NALSPAC = 5455–7751; NGENR = 1537–3119; NMOBA = 28 053–42 206. Genotype data available for mothers was: NALSPAC = 7074; NMOBA = 14 583. Measurements A measure of offspring ADHD symptoms at age 7–8 years was derived by dichotomizing scores from questionnaires and parental self‐reported prenatal substance use was measured at the second pregnancy trimester. Findings The pooled estimate for maternal prenatal substance use showed an association with total ADHD symptoms [odds ratio (OR)SMOKING = 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.00–1.23; ORALCOHOL = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.08–1.49; ORCAFFEINE = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.00–1.11], while not for fathers (ORSMOKING = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.95–1.13; ORALCOHOL = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.47–1.48; ORCAFFEINE = 1.02, 95% CI = 0.97–1.07). However, maternal associations did not persist in sensitivity analyses (substance use before pregnancy, adjustment for maternal ADHD symptoms in MoBa). The PRS analyses were inconclusive for an association in ALSPAC or MoBa. Conclusions: There appears to be no causal intrauterine effect of maternal prenatal substance use on offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms.
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