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. 2023 Nov 22;21:452. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03174-1

Table 1.

Baseline descriptive characteristics of the study population

N (%) ADHD score
Mean (SD) Difference
Total 10,394 4.60 (4.68) t test = 2.00, p = 0.046
 Male 3985 (38.34) 4.72 (4.75)
 Female 6409 (61.66) 4.53 (4.65)
With incident CVD 1313 (12.63) 4.94 (5.26) t test = − 2.78, p = 0.005
Without incident CVD 9081 (87.37) 4.55 (4.59)
With incident metabolic disorder 728 (7.00) 5.25 (5.21) t test = − 3.86, p < 0.001
Without incident metabolic disorder 9666 (93.00) 4.55 (4.64)
Educational attainment N = 9507, male = 3706, female = 5801 Compulsory 434 (4.57) 6.10 (5.86) F value = 56.09, p < 0.001
Secondary 4062 (42.73) 4.88 (4.83)
Higher 5011 (52.71) 4.13 (4.28)

Smoking

N = 9609, male = 3491, female = 6118

Never/just tried 5758 (59.92) 4.14 (4.33) F value = 74.31, p < 0.001
Occasionally 1763 (18.35) 4.89 (4.80)
Regularly 2088 (21.73) 5.54 (5.30)

Body mass index

N = 10,227, male = 3962, female = 6265

Underweight 283 (2.77) 4.25 (4.34) F value = 9.87, p < 0.001
Normal weight 7198 (70.38) 4.47 (4.58)
Overweight 2230 (21.81) 4.85 (4.88)
Obese 516 (5.05) 5.44 (5.23)

Physical activity

N = 10,343, male = 3968, female = 6375

Sedentary/low 188 (18.17) 5.29 (5.15) F value = 14.26, p < 0.001
Moderate 2682 (25.93) 4.52 (4.59)
High 3523 (34.06) 4.37 (4.62)
Vigorous 2252 (21.77) 4.44 (4.40)

Major depression

N = 10,322, male = 3962

female = 6360

With 1071 (10.38) 6.77 (5.84) t test = − 16.29, p < 0.001
Without 9251 (89.62) 4.34 (4.45)

Generalized anxiety disorder

N = 10,223, male = 3931, female = 6292

With 537 (5.25) 8.30 (6.44) t test = − 19.41, p < 0.001
Without 9686 (94.75) 4.36 (4.45)

Alcohol dependence,

N = 10,157, male = 3911, female = 6246

With 808 (7.96) 7.24 (5.83) t test = − 16.82, p < 0.001
Without 9349 (92.04) 4.38 (4.51)