B2410 - Investigating causal associations between caffeine consumption and ADHD - 26/03/2015
B number:
B2410
Principal applicant name:
Miss Suzanne Gage (MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, UK)
Co-applicants:
Prof Marcus Munafo (University of Bristol, UK), Dr Evie Stergiakouli (University of Bristol, UK)
Title of project:
Investigating causal associations between caffeine consumption and ADHD
Proposal summary:
Aims:
An association between caffeine consumption and ADHD is well-established, but whether this is causal is harder to ascertain. In particular the direction of any causal association is unclear. We will use Mendelian randomisation to assess the association between a risk score predicting caffeine consumption and ADHD, and between a risk score predicting ADHD and caffeine consumption.
Date proposal received:
Wednesday, 25 March, 2015
Date proposal approved:
Thursday, 26 March, 2015
Keywords:
Mendelian Randomisation
Primary keyword:
ADHD