Table 1.

Characteristics of students with disabilities, by school type.^a

	2020 DO school data (N = 828)		2019 MD school datab (N = 2306)		DO versus MD
	No.	Percentc	No.	Percentc	P-value
Attention deficit/Hyperactivity disorder	277	33.5	672	29.1	.02**
Psychological disabilityd	196	23.7	713	30.9	<.001*
Chronic health disabilities	144	17.4	432	18.7	.42
Learning disability	138	16.7	424	18.4	.29
Mobility disability	37	4.5	84	3.6	.34
Other functional impairmente	34	4.1	67	2.9	.12
Visual disabilities	11	1.3	52	2.3	.14
Deaf or hard of hearing	11	1.3	29	1.3	1

^*Significant at P < .001.

^**Significant at P < .05.

^aData are reported for 22 DO schools and 79 MD schools who reported on disability type.

^bData for comparison taken from Meeks et al.²

^cPercents of disability type add up to over 100 due to several schools reporting dual disabilities among students.

^dPsychological disabilities included the following: adjustment disorder, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorder, cognitive disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, and other psychological disability.

^eOther functional impairment includes disability that is not easily defined by our categories, including missing limbs, complications from pregnancy, and post-concussion syndrome.