Table 1.
ADHD by sociodemographic characteristics and number of ACEs at Wave 1
| ADHD at Wave 1 |
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| Yes (N = 213) |
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| Wave 1 characteristics | Total N | Weighted % | n | Weighted row % | OR | CI | p |
| Site | |||||||
| Bronx | 932 | 43.81 | 89 | 9.37 | Ref | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1,201 | 56.19 | 124 | 9.38 | 1.00 | (0.70–1.42) | .9973 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 1,102 | 51.27 | 151 | 13.10 | Ref | ||
| Female | 1,031 | 48.73 | 62 | 5.45 | 0.38 | (0.27–0.54) | <.0001 |
| Age | |||||||
| 5–9 | 1,040 | 52.75 | 98 | 8.86 | Ref | ||
| 10–15 | 1,093 | 47.25 | 115 | 9.95 | 1.14 | (0.82–1.58) | .4448 |
| Disruptive behavior disorders | |||||||
| No | 2,009 | 94.26 | 124 | 5.73 | Ref | ||
| Yes | 124 | 5.74 | 89 | 69.20 | 36.92 | (23.06–59.11) | <.0001 |
| Public Assistance | |||||||
| No | 1,260 | 59.17 | 115 | 8.44 | Ref | ||
| Yes | 863 | 40.83 | 97 | 10.70 | 1.30 | (0.91–1.85) | .1429 |
| Maternal education | |||||||
| Less than HS/GED | 632 | 29.68 | 58 | 8.05 | Ref | ||
| HS/GED or more | 1,489 | 70.32 | 154 | 9.94 | 1.26 | (0.89–1.79) | .1891 |
| Number of ACEs at baseline | |||||||
| 0 | 416 | 20.30 | 18 | 4.23 | Ref | ||
| 1 | 612 | 29.36 | 44 | 6.85 | 1.66 | (0.93–2.98) | .0876 |
| 2 | 470 | 21.31 | 54 | 11.14 | 2.84 | (1.54–5.22) | .0009 |
| 3 | 285 | 12.89 | 38 | 12.35 | 3.19 | (1.72–5.91) | .0003 |
| 4 | 189 | 8.95 | 24 | 11.57 | 2.96 | (1.47–5.96) | .0025 |
| 5 or more | 148 | 7.18 | 32 | 19.43 | 5.46 | (2.85–10.47) | <.0001 |
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ACEs, adverse childhood experiences; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; GED, graduate equivalency degree; HS, high school.