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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Early Hum Dev. 2017 Aug 17;115:9–15. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.002

Table 2.

The percent of children who had the characteristic at the top of the column who also had the characteristic listed on the left. These are column percents.

Maternal characteristics Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) ADHD symptoms identified by
Parent Teacher
< 25 25,<30 ≥ 30 Yes No Yes No
Racial identity White 72 55 60 64 67 55 73
Black 20 30 29 27 23 35 20
Other 7 15 12 9 10 11 8
Hispanic Yes 5 15 13 7 9 7 8
Maternal age < 21 15 11 7 18 11 16 11
21-35 65 66 73 69 66 65 65
> 35 20 22 20 13 23 18 24
Years of education < 12 36 46 39 48 36 50 37
12 to < 16 21 22 35 19 24 27 22
≥ 16 44 32 26 32 39 22 40
Single Yes 64 64 56 53 65 64 66
Self supported? Yes 68 70 69 69 69 39 39
Public insurance Yes 29 34 38 44 29 43 29
Pre-pregnancy
 Body Mass
 Index (BMI)
<25       46 62 54 58
25, <30       25 18 21 19
≥ 30       30 20 25 23
Fertility assistance Yes 27 21 21 19 26 15 25
Maximum column N 450 149 165 151 613 121 441

ADHDSM = Attention deficit/hyperactivity entity according to criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition