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. 2023 Nov 30;6(11):e2345793. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45793

Table 2. Association Between Being Diagnosed With Schizophrenia and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Characteristic HR (95% CI)
Model 1a Model 2b
Sex (reference, male) 0.93 (0.89-0.97) 0.91 (0.87-0.95)
Age, y (reference, 5-9)
10-14 1.14 (1.09-1.19) 1.12 (1.07-1.17)
15-19 1.62 (1.55-1.71) 1.47 (1.40-1.55)
Medicaid (reference, health insurance) 1.86 (1.75-1.97) 1.86 (1.75-1.97)
Psychiatric hospitalization (reference, none) 1.73 (1.35-2.21) 1.05 (0.82-1.35)
Psychiatric comorbidity (reference, no psychiatric comorbidities) 2.51 (2.41-2.61) 2.14 (2.05-2.23)
Psychotropic medication use (reference, none)
Typical antipsychotics NA 1.35 (1.19-1.53)
Atypical antipsychotics NA 1.96 (1.82-2.11)
Anticholinergics NA 1.41 (1.26-1.58)
Anxiolytics NA 1.10 (1.05-1.15)
SSRIs/SNRIs NA 1.26 (1.18-1.34)
TCAs NA 1.11 (0.93-1.33)
MAOIs and others NA 0.96 (0.84-1.09)
Antiepileptics NA 1.26 (1.17-1.37)
Lithium NA 1.16 (0.98-1.39)

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; MAOIs, monoamine oxidase inhibitors; NA, not applicable; SNRIs, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; TCAs, tricyclic antidepressants.

a

Model 1 adjusted sex, age, health insurance, and psychiatric hospitalization as covariates.

b

Model 2 adjusted sex, age, health insurance, psychiatric hospitalization, and psychotropic medication use as covariates.