Skip to main content
. 2023 Oct 31;13:18738. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45714-y

Table 2.

Effectiveness of the therapy.

Characteristics OR (IC 95%) p
Centers
 Clinical staff professionals over the median: No versus Yes 1.00 (0.90–1.12) 0.9628
 Hours/year/patient of work over the median: No versus Yes 1.13 (0.63–2.03) 0.6824
 Median time from the request to diagnosis (months) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.0002*
Patients
 Age at diagnosis 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 0.1501
 Sex: Male versus Female 0.88 (0.74–1.05) 0.1539
 Only child: Yes versus No 1.09 (0.95–1.24) 0.2155
 Born abroad: Yes versus No 0.53 (0.39–0.71)  < 0.0001*
 Adopted child: Yes versus No 0.66 (0.47–0.93) 0.0173*
 School failures: Yes versus No 0.66 (0.48–0.90) 0.0083*
 Employed parents: Yes versus No 0.79 (0.70–0.90) 0.0002*
 Family history of ADHD: Yes versus No 1.09 (0.94–1.28) 0.2500
 Dystocic delivery: Yes versus No 0.97 (0.84–1.12) 0.6829
 Preterm/low weight: Yes versus No 0.81 (0.68–0.98) 0.0261*
 Exclusive breastfeeding (≥ 3 months): Yes versus No 1.13 (0.99–1.28) 0.0658
 Motor delay: Yes versus No 2.45 (1.84–3.28)  < 0.0001*
 Language delay Yes versus No 0.54 (0.47–0.62)  < 0.0001*
 ADHD type H/I versus C 1.05 (0.93–1.20) 0.4158
 CGI-S score at diagnosis 5–7 versus 3–4 0.95 (0.82–1.09)0.95 (0.83–1.10) 0.5116
Comorbidities
 Psychiatric comorbidities: Yes versus No 1.04 (0.87–1.24) 0.6619
 Chronic diseases: Yes versus No 0.90 (0.69–1.17) 0.4356
Therapy versus None
 Combined 4.61 (3.87–5.49)  < 0.0001*
 Methylphenidate alone 2.70 (2.27–3.21)  < 0.0001*
 Psychological alone 2.05 (1.75–2.41)  < 0.0001*

Generalized linear mixed model with center as the random effect, adjusted for patient conditions at diagnosis.

and center characteristics, weighting by the inverse of the propensity of receiving the treatment.