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. 2021 Nov 15;13(11):e19615. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19615

Table 1. Demographic and general health characteristics among ASRS-negative, ASRS Part A positive (score ≥4) (ASRS-A+), and ASRS Part A+B positive (score ≥9) (ASRS-AB+) prior to matching.

ASRS: Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale; BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation

  ASRS negative (N = 9,280) ASRS-A+ (N = 309) ASRS-AB+ (N = 227)
Continuous variable Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age 50.74 16.24 42.91 15.43 41.56 15.23
Charlson Comorbidity Index 0.19 0.56 0.26 0.80 0.23 0.85
ASRS score ASRS Part A score 0.36 0.83 4.73 0.84 4.55 1.36
ASRS Part B score 0.41 1.04 5.77 3.98 8.37 2.70
ASRS Part A+B score 0.77 1.70 10.50 4.61 12.92 3.49
Categorical variable Count % Count % Count %
Gender Male 4,888 52.67% 164 53.07% 115 50.66%
Female 4,392 47.33% 145 46.93% 112 49.34%
Marital status Married or living with partner 5,980 64.44% 133 43.04% 85 37.44%
Divorced/separated/widowed 3,273 35.27% 171 55.34% 137 60.35%
Decline to answer 27 0.29% 5 1.62% 5 2.20%
Level of education Not completed university 5,014 54.03% 180 58.25% 129 56.83%
Completed university education 4,180 45.04% 122 39.48% 91 40.09%
Decline to answer 86 0.93% 7 2.27% 7 3.08%
Household income Less than ¥3,000,000 1,509 16.26% 71 22.98% 57 25.11%
¥3,000,000 to 2,246 24.20% 80 25.89% 50 22.03%
¥5,000,000 to 2,259 24.34% 76 24.60% 48 21.15%
¥8,000,000 or more 1,958 21.10% 46 14.89% 40 17.62%
Decline to answer 1,308 14.09% 36 11.65% 32 14.10%
Employment status Currently not employed 3,534 38.08% 122 39.48% 83 36.56%
Currently employed 5,746 61.92% 187 60.52% 144 63.44%
BMI Underweight (BMI < 18.5) 951 10.25% 28 9.06% 25 11.01%
Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 22.9) 4,590 49.46% 143 46.28% 101 44.49%
Pre-obese (23 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9) 1,615 17.40% 47 15.21% 32 14.10%
Obese (BMI ≥ 25) 1,651 17.79% 71 22.98% 49 21.59%
Decline to answer 473 5.10% 20 6.47% 20 8.81%
Smoking status Current smoker 1,616 17.41% 51 16.50% 43 18.94%
Former smoker 2,440 26.29% 77 24.92% 40 17.62%
Never smoker 5,224 56.29% 181 58.58% 144 63.44%
Alcohol use No use 3,092 33.32% 119 38.51% 95 41.85%
Currently use alcohol 6,188 66.68% 190 61.49% 132 58.15%
Exercise status No exercise 4,329 46.65% 169 54.69% 129 56.83%
Currently exercise 4,951 53.35% 140 45.31% 98 43.17%