BMC Medicine
Major adverse cardiac events and mortality associated with ADHD and its treatment in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multi-national cohort study
Cohort study in peoplePopulations
Abstract
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to elevated risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the impact of ADHD and ADHD medication use on prognosis and health outcomes in T2D remains unclear.
- Type 2 diabetes
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Cardiovascular disease
- Stroke
- Humans
The paper
Karolinska Institutet
BMC Medicine, 26 Sep 2026, CC BY


