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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crim Behav Ment Health. 2016 Jul 26;27(5):443–456. doi: 10.1002/cbm.2009

Table 3.

Self-reported offending and childhood ADHD symptoms (N = 1,179)

Offense type ADHD WURS (≥ 46)
N (%) OR (95% CI)a aOR (95% CI)b
Violent, P%
Armed robbery, 72.6 202 (79.3) 1.69(0.97, 2.93) 1.30(0.73, 2.31)
Aggression, 40.8 123 (47.4) 1.45(1.15, 1.82)** 1.17(0.90, 1.52)
Rape, 3.0 19 (5.7) 3.04(1.44, 6.42)** 3.03(1.20, 7.68)*
Attempted murder, 33.6 105 (42.1) 1.62(1.27, 2.08)** 1.40(1.05, 1.87)*
Threaten w/weapon, 47.8 133 (54.2) 1.43(0.90, 2.27) 1.17(0.69, 1.98)
Arson, 16.0 51 (21.1) 1.47(0.99, 2.20) 1.17(0.74, 1.86)
Murder, 25.2 67 (30.4) 1.41(1.14, 1.75)** 1.19(0.95, 1.49)
Count violent typesc - 1.93(1.45, 2.56)*** 1.46(1.05, 2.04)*
Non- Violent, P%
Burglary, 53.7 151 (63.7) 1.67(1.21, 2.31)** 1.34(1.01, 1.78)*§
Theft, 61.5 179 (73.4) 1.95(1.30, 2.93)** 1.66(1.06, 2.60)*
Drug possession, 68.3 183 (71.9) 1.26(0.82, 1.94) 0.94(0.58, 1.54)
Drug trafficking, 72.5 205 (80.0) 1.64(0.87, 3.10) 1.29(0.65, 2.57)
Poss.Illegal firearm, 72.5 190 (77.9) 1.53(1.06, 2.22)* 1.10(0.69, 1.74)
Prostitution, 15.5 63 (21.8) 1.82(0.94, 3.54) 1.64(0.76, 3.54)
Vandalism, 34.8 110 (45.6) 1.74(1.26, 2.39)** 1.53(1.02, 2.31)*
Fraud, 19.7 50 (22.5) 1.35(0.99, 1.84) 1.22(0.87, 1.71)
Count non-violent typesc - 1.83(1.26, 2.67)** 1.42(0.98, 2.07)§
a

Baseline logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender and education

b

Adjusted for a and age of first arrest (i.e., early criminal onset)

c

Ordinal logistic regression for these outcomes

Effect explained by lifetime SUD

§

Lifetime SUD significant correlate

Significant interaction by gender