Table 1.
Descriptive statistics on adult sample
| ADHD n = 145 |
Control n = 201 |
Total N = 406† |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Males n(%) | 95(65.5) | 85(42.3) | 197(48.5)** |
| Ethnic minority n(%) | 16(11) | 37(18.5) | 53(13)* |
| Age | 24(4.6) | 23.9(4.6) | 24(4.6) |
| Income ($) | 11867.5(35484.3) | 49708(5628.5) | 7920.3(24120.6) |
| IQ | 110.8(12.3) | 113.2(10.1) | 111.9(11) |
| ADHD-C n(%) | 63(43.5) | — | 63(15.5) |
| ADHD-PI n(%) | 64(44.1) | — | 64(15.8) |
| ADHD-PHI n(%) | 18(12.4) | — | 18(4.4) |
| ASPD n(%) | 15(10.3) | 8(4) | 23(5.7)** |
| Drug dependence n(%) | 8(5.5) | 4(2) | 12(3)** |
| MDD n(%) | 72(49.7) | 53(26.4) | 125(30.8)** |
| GAD n(%) | 28(19.3) | 10(5) | 38(9.4)* |
| Inattentive Sx | 7(1.7) | 1.8(2.2) | 3.9(3.2)** |
| Hyperactive Sx | 5.6(2.5) | 1.7(2) | 3.2(2.9)** |
Note.
p < .05;
p < .01, via t-tests or chi-squares.
Sixty adults were identified as having situational ADHD or were screened out of the study at a later point in time, but were included in study analyses because they had data on individual symptom items.
ADHD-C= ADHD combined subtype. ADHD-PI = ADHD, predominantly inattentive subtype. ADHD-PHI = ADHD, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive subtype. ASPD = antisocial personality disorder, lifetime. MDD = major depressive disorder, lifetime. GAD = generalized anxiety disorder, lifetime. Sx = symptoms.