TABLE 5.
Health and Educational Service Use by ADHD Status and No. of Comorbid Disorders
| No ADHD (N = 56 751)a | ADHD (N = 5028)a | No. of Comorbid Disorders (N = 5028)a |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 or More | |||
| Bivariate | ||||||
| Preventive health visit | 84 | 92a | 90 | 93 | 94 | 93 |
| Mental health visit | 6 | 48b | 35 | 42 | 60 | 72b |
| Special education services | 7 | 49b | 19 | 55 | 68 | 79b |
| Needed care coordination | 8 | 20b | 9 | 18 | 24 | 42b |
| Multivariablec | ||||||
| Preventive health visit OR (95% CI) | — | 2.19b (1.69–2.83) | — | 1.38 (0.81–2.36) | 1.58 (0.82–3.04) | 1.24 (0.62–2.50) |
| Mental health visit OR (95% CI) | — | 11.42b (9.63–13.55) | — | 1.33 (0.94–1.88) | 2.73b (1.82–4.09) | 4.55b (2.93–7.04) |
| Special education services OR (95% CI) | — | 9.88b (8.34–11.69) | — | 5.27b (3.55–7.82) | 8.80b (5.58–13.87) | 16.04b (9.84–26.14) |
| Needed care coordination OR (95% CI) | — | 3.01b (2.38–3.80) | — | 1.87 (0.98–3.58) | 2.52b (1.27–4.99) | 4.51b (2.21–9.21) |
a
Sample size varies slightly across different service use measures because of missing data on the outcome.
b
P < .05. Bivariate results are based on χ2 tests.
c
Models include controls for child age, gender, race/ethnicity, parent education, household income, family structure, and global child health status.