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. 2017 Aug 2;74(8):815–822. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1472

Table 1. Characteristics of Individuals With ADHD and Matched Population Control Individuals Who Had Taken the SweSAT.

Characteristic Groupa P Value for Test of Group Differencesc
Patients With ADHD
(n = 3718)
Matched Controls
(n = 8371)b
No. of tests per person 1.58 (1.09) 1.74 (1.20) <.001
Age at test, y 22.10 (3.30) 20.55 (2.44) <.001
Test score 91.40 (46.16) 90.51 (43.02) .20
IQ in stanine scoresd 5.62 (1.82) 5.86 (1.74) .002
Highest educational level >12 y of education, No. (%)
Father 1667 (44.84) 3851 (46.00) .29
Mother 1921 (51.67) 4320 (51.61) .60

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; SweSAT, Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test.

a

Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.

b

Population controls were matched with each patient with ADHD on sex, birth year, and residential area at the time of diagnosis at a ratio of 10:1. A total of 8371 individuals from 37 180 matched controls had taken the test during the study follow-up.

c

Two-sided t tests were used for continuous variables. χ2 Tests were used for 2 × 2 contingency table with Yates correction.

d

Based on 20% nonmissing IQ data in males.