Table 5.
Adjusted Odds Ratios of School Performance by ADHD Subtype, 2014 National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndromea.
| Problematic or somewhat problematic school performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Mathematics | Reading | Writing | Handwriting | |
| ADHD subtype | AOR (95% CL) | AOR (95% CL) | AOR (95% CL) | AOR (95% CL) | AOR (95% CL) |
| Combined Inattentive and Hyperactive-Impulsive Subtype (ADHD-C) | 5.84 (3.13–10.91) | 1.79 (0.96–3.25) | 3.78 (1.97–7.26) | 2.34 (1.31–4.17) | 2.42 (1.29–4.51) |
| Predominantly Inattentive Subtype (ADHD-I) | 5.54 (3.05–10.05) | 1.80 (1.04–3.12) | 2.66 (1.48–4.82) | 2.75 (1.63–4.65) | 1.67 (0.95–2.96) |
| Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Subtype (ADHD-HI) | 2.61 (0.79–8.56) | 0.73 (0.25–2.16) | 2.34 (0.68–8.00) | 0.55 (0.24–1.26) | 1.07 (0.43–2.65) |
| Did not meet symptom criteria for ar ADHD Subtype | 1.40 (0.79–2.50) | 1.30 (0.74–2.27) | 1.64 (0.93–2.88) | 1.31 (0.79–2.18) | 1.15 (0.66–2.00) |
| Does not have ADHDb | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CL, confidence limit.
a
Each model was controlled for age, sex, race/ethnicity, family poverty level, and chronic conditions/disorders: anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, language disorder, and learning disorder.
b
Children who did not have ADHD served as the referent group.