Table 1.
General characteristics of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy controls.
| Variable | ADHD (n = 200) |
Healthy Controls (n = 300) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | |||
| Male | 79.5 | 76.7 | 0.455 |
| Female | 20.5 | 23.3 | |
| Age (year) | 7.07 ± 1.71 | 6.92 ± 1.66 | 0.354 |
| Weight (kg) | 20.50 ± 6.43 | 23.02 ± 8.80 | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 120.86 ± 9.77 | 123.60 ± 10.49 | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13.71 ± 2.49 | 14.60 ± 3.15 | 0.001 |
| Income status (%) | |||
| Low | 54 | 29.3 | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 30 | 32.7 | |
| High | 16 | 38 | |
Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous and percent for categorical variables.
P-value obtained from chi-square analysis for categorical variables and independent t-test for continuous variables.
ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
BMI: Body mass index.