Table 2.
Impact of varying criteria for persistent adult ADHD based on responses to the MINI for 232 subjects with research-identified childhood ADHD
| Criteria | Overall (N=232) N (%) 95% CI |
Males (N=167) N (%) 95% CI |
Females (N=65) N (%) 95% CI |
P-value (Males vs. Female) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Strict use of MINI
≥6 of 10 childhood symptoms and ≥9 of 14 adult symptoms and adult symptoms causing significant problems in 2 or more settings and some symptoms with onset prior to 7 years of age |
32 (13.8%) (9.4-18.2) |
24 (14.4%) (9.1-19.7) |
8 (12.3%) (4.3-20.3) |
0.68 |
|
Norm-based MINI criteria
Number of adult hyperactive/impulsive (H/I) symptoms and/or adult inattentive (I) symptoms > Mean + 2SD of number H/I or I symptoms endorsed by non-ADHD controls and adult symptoms causing significant problems in 2 or more settings |
68 (29.3%) (23.5-35.2) |
49 (29.3%) (22.4-36.3) |
19 (29.2%) (18.2-40.3) |
0.99 |
| Norm-based MINI criteria plus recall of >6 childhood symptoms | 55 (23.7%) (18.2-29.2) |
41 (24.6%) (18.0-31.1) |
14 (21.5%) (11.5-31.5) |
0.63 |
| Norm-based MINI criteria plus recall of some symptoms with onset prior to 7 years of age | 56 (24.1%) (18.6-29.6) |
42 (25.2%) (18.6-31.7) |
14 (21.5%) (11.5-31.5) |
0.56 |
|
DSM-5 criteria
Five or more adult hyperactive/impulsive and/or inattentive symptoms and adult symptoms causing significant problems in 2 or more settings |
31 (13.4%) (9.0-17.7) |
20 (12.0%) (7.1-16.9) |
11 (16.9%) (7.8-26.0) |
0.32 |
| DSM-5 criteria plus recall of >6 childhood symptoms | 27 (11.6%) (7.5-15.8) |
19 (11.4%) (6.6-16.2) |
8 (12.3%) (4.3-20.3) |
0.84 |
| DSM-5 criteria plus recall of some symptoms with onset prior to 7 years of age | 26 (11.2%) (7.2-15.3) |
18 (10.8%) (6.1-15.4) |
8 (12.3%) (4.3-20.3) |
0.74 |