SQ-LIP-000006 · v1.0 (archived) · View current version →
Is lipedema associated with ADHD?
A single cross-sectional study reported a higher prevalence of positive ADHD self-report among women screening positive for lipedema (76.9% vs 54%), with a positive correlation between symptom scores. The association is based on self-reported screening in a convenience sample and has not been replicated.
Knowledge freshness = share of the 2 indexed evidence sources from the last 5 years (newest 2023, oldest 2023) . Low freshness flags an ageing evidence base — not that the answer is wrong.
Evidence over time
supporting contradicting refining / context Each dot is a study, placed by year and coloured by whether the linked claim supports or contradicts the answer. As the surveillance loop runs, claim revisions and new evidence will extend this timeline.
Choose a format (Vancouver default). Citing a version captures the evidence state on that date; this page shows the current version — see version history.
What changed in this version
Initial version (v1.0): 2 founding claims indexed from the lipedema pilot. The automated surveillance loop (new-article ingestion → supports / contradicts / refines) has not yet run.
Supporting claims
- SCR-LIP-000015 supporting
Women meeting lipedema screening criteria have a higher prevalence of positive ADHD self-report (ASRS-18) than women without lipedema (76.9% vs 54%; RR 1.424).
DOI:10.7759/cureus.35570 - SCR-LIP-000016 supporting
Higher lipedema screening scores correlate positively with higher ADHD (ASRS-18) scores, supporting a dimensional co-occurrence of the two conditions.
DOI:10.7759/cureus.35570
Contradictory claims
- None indexed yet.
Major uncertainty
Self-reported screening, no confounder adjustment, single unreplicated study.
Version history
- SQ-LIP-000006 · v1.0 — 2026-05-30 — founding index (2 claims) · view this version