Table 2.
Characteristics of participants with ADHD (n = 41)
| Age | M = 37.56, SD = 10.43 |
| Range 20–63 | |
| Sex | 26 males (63.41 %) |
| ADHD subtype | ADHD combined: 31 (75.60 %) |
| ADHD inattentive: 10 (24.39 %) | |
| Years diagnosed with ADHD | Less than 12 months: 23 (56.10 %) |
| <2 years: 6 (14.63 %) | |
| <3 years: 3 (7.32 %) | |
| <4 years: 4 (9.76 %) | |
| <5 years: 2 (4.88 %) | |
| <6 years: 3 (7.32 %) | |
| Pharmacological treatment of ADHD | n = 22 (53.66 %) |
| Any psychoactive drug | n = 31 (75.61 %) |
| At least one comorbid DSM-IV diagnosis | n = 27 (65.85 %) |
| Employment | Full-time work, studying or parental leave: 24 (58.54 %) |
| Part-time work, studying or parental leave: 4 (9.76 %) | |
| Unemployed: 3 (7.32 %) | |
| Long-term sick leave or disability pension: 10 (24.39 %) | |
| Education | University: 10 (24.39 %) |
| Upper secondary school: 23 (56.10 %) | |
| Nine-year compulsory school or less: 5 (12.50 %) | |
| Other: 2 (4.88 %) | |
| Full-scale IQa | M = 96.53, SD = 13.91, range: 76–124 |
| WURS-25 scorea | M = 53.06, SD = 17.13 |
| ASRSa | M = 47.25, SD = 13.26 |
aData extracted from the previous diagnostic assessment and available for 26 (63.41 %) for full-scale IQ; 33 (80.49 %) for WURS-25 score (Wender Utah Rating Scale), and 28 (68.29 %) for ASRS