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. 2016 Nov 15;27(2):56–62. doi: 10.1016/j.je.2016.09.004

Table 2. General characteristics of participants by the occurrence of ADHD.

n % ADHD Non-ADHD


n % n %
Total 18,029 554 3.1 17,475 96.9
Income
Quartile 1 (low) 1117 6.2 41 3.7 1076 96.3
Quartile 2 (mid-low) 5171 28.7 168 3.2 5003 96.8
Quartile 3 (mid-high) 8576 47.6 241 2.8 8335 97.2
Quartile 4 (high) 3165 17.6 104 3.3 3061 96.7
Income trajectory
Consistently low 1026 5.7 40 3.9 986 96.1
Consistently mid-low 3039 16.9 107 3.5 2932 96.5
Mid-low to mid-high 1632 9.1 47 2.9 1585 97.1
Consistently mid-high 7525 41.7 203 2.7 7322 97.3
Decreasing 911 5.1 39 4.3 872 95.7
Mid-high to high 642 3.6 16 2.5 626 97.5
Consistently high 3254 18.0 102 3.1 3152 96.9
Sex
Men 9388 52.1 430 4.6 8958 95.4
Women 8641 47.9 124 1.4 8517 98.6
Location
Rural 5490 30.5 128 2.3 5362 97.7
Urban 12,539 69.5 426 3.4 12,113 96.6
Low birth weight (<2500 g)
No 17,894 99.3 548 3.1 17,346 96.9
Yes 135 0.7 6 4.4 129 95.6
Conduct disorders (aggressive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder)
No 18,009 99.9 546 3.0 17,463 97.0
Yes 20 0.1 8 40.0 12 60.0
Emotional disorders (depression, anxiety)
No 17,808 98.8 512 2.9 17,296 97.1
Yes 221 1.2 42 19.0 179 81.0
Social disorders
No 18,003 99.9 542 3.0 17,461 97.0
Yes 26 0.1 12 46.2 14 53.8
Tic disorders
No 17,830 98.9 523 2.9 17,307 97.1
Yes 199 1.1 31 15.6 168 84.4
Autism spectrum disorders
No 18,000 99.8 541 3.0 17,459 97.0
Yes 29 0.2 13 44.8 16 55.2
Developmental disorders
No 17,763 98.5 500 2.8 17,263 97.2
Yes 266 1.5 54 20.3 212 79.7
Intellectual disability
No 17,950 99.6 537 3.0 17,413 97.0
Yes 79 0.4 17 21.5 62 78.5
Year of birth
2002 9109 50.5 309 3.4 8800 96.6
2003 8920 49.5 245 2.7 8675 97.3

ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.