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In population-based studies, hypoxia is often assessed by Apgar score alone; however, criteria for relevant perinatal hypoxia require both clinical and biochemical abnormalities (eg, a low Apgar score and a low umbilical cord blood pH level).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n To identify full-term and near-term newborns exposed to hypoxia by combining the Apgar score and the umbilical cord blood pH level and to investigate their association with ADHD.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This cohort study, with follow-up from birth until December 31, 2022, identified all singleton newborns with a gestational age of 35 weeks or more, without major malformations, born between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2018, using a Danish nationwide registry. Data were analyzed from October 2024 to November 2025.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Combinations of a 5-minute Apgar score category (0-3, 4-6, and 7-10) and an umbilical cord blood pH category (&amp;lt;7.10, 7.10-7.19, and \u22657.20). Newborns with an Apgar score of 7 to 10 combined with a pH level of 7.20 or higher were considered the reference group.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was ADHD identified by hospital contacts with ADHD diagnosis and\/or prescriptions of ADHD medication. Outcome measures were odds ratios adjusted for relevant confounders. Multiple imputation was used to handle missing data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Of 819\u202f658 newborns, 419\u202f581 (51.2%) were male, and 429\u202f492 (52.5%) were born 39 to 40 weeks of gestational age. Both a low Apgar score of 0 to 3 and a pH less than 7.10 were observed for 249 newborns (0.3%). Increased odds of ADHD was observed for most combinations of a pH of less than 7.20 combined with an Apgar score of less than 7 compared with the reference group and was most pronounced when the Apgar score was 0 to 3 and the pH was less than 7.10 (adjusted odds ratio, 1.86 [95% CI, 1.04-3.33]). If the pH was higher than 7.20, there was no association between Apgar score and ADHD. Similarly, if the Apgar score was 7 or higher, there was no association between pH and ADHD.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study, an increased odds of ADHD was observed when clinical and biochemical measures of hypoxia were combined as expressed by a low Apgar score and a low umbilical cord pH level at birth. 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