Table 3.
Dietary pattern by diagnosis and ADHD presentation.
| Total ADHD | ADHD Presentation | Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inattentive a | H–I and Combined b | p ADHD-Control | p ADHD-Control | p Presentations-Control | p Presentations-Control | |||
| n = 270 | n = 98 | n = 172 | n = 464 | Raw | Adjusted 1 | Raw | Adjusted 1 | |
| Western-like dietary pattern | 222.89 (77.06) | 234.52 (88.43) | 216.26 (69.16) | 209.46 (68.64) | 0.015 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.004 |
| 0.005 ac | 0.003 ac | |||||||
| Sweet dietary pattern | 68.91 (39.77) | 67.12 (41.35) | 69.93 (38.92) | 68.54 (36.48) | 0.897 | 0.537 | 0.834 | 0.697 |
| Healthy dietary pattern | 137.11 (59.56) | 121.50 (55.78) | 146.01 (59.96) | 155.77 (64.05) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| <0.001 ac | <0.001 ac | |||||||
| 0.006 ab | 0.001 ab | |||||||
ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Control, children without ADHD; H–I, hyperactive–impulsive. Values in mean (SD). p 1 value adjusted for sex, PELP, pharmacological treatment, IQ, internalizing problems (CBCL), and ASD comorbidity. Significant differences in bold (p < 0.05) For subgroups, only significant p values are shown. Superscript letters of p values indicate in which subgroups the significance is reduced.