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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Atten Disord. 2009 Sep 22;14(3):273–280. doi: 10.1177/1087054709347185

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics and Unadjusted Odds Ratios for Correlates of ADHD

Total (n=192) ADHD (n=88) Non-ADHD (n=104) Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Demographics
Mean Age (sd) 33 (10.1) 33 (10.3) 33 (9.9) 1.00 (0.97, 1.03)
% White 69.6 75.0 65.1 1.61 (0.86, 3.03)
% Completed High School 44.8 34.1 53.8 0.44 (0.25, 0.80)**
% Homeless Past Year 39.6 53.4 27.9 2.96 (1.63, 5.40)***
% Worked >1 Year Past 2 Years 31.3 17.1 43.3 0.27 (0.14, 0.53)***
% Incarcerated > 90 Days in Lifetime 34.4 47.7 23.8 3.04 (1.64, 5.65)***
Substance Use
% Current Smokers 76.6 85.2 69.2 2.56 (1.25, 5.27)**
% Drank to Intoxication Past 30 Days 34.4 39.8 29.8 1.56 (0.85, 2.83)
% Used Marijuana Ever 47.1 60.9 35.6 2.82 (1.57, 5.09)***
% Used Heroin Ever 20.8 25.0 17.3 1.59 (0.79, 3.21)
% Used Cocaine Ever 54.7 67.1 44.2 2.57 (1.42, 4.62)**
% Used Sedatives/Hypnotics/Tranquilizers Ever 7.3 8.0 6.7 1.20 (0.40, 3.56)
ADHD Diagnosis
% With ADHD Diagnosis 26.6 46.6 9.6 8.20 (3.78, 17.80)***
% Treated With ADHD Medication 12.7 24.1 2.9 10.50 (3.01, 36.62)***
% Have Children Diagnosed With ADHD 20.5 25.0 16.7 1.67 (0.82, 3.39)
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001