Table 4.

Results from sensitivity analyses on associations between attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cardiovascular diseases as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CI adjusted for covariates

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
ADHD diagnosis only	2.22 (2.13‐2.32)	1.99 (1.90‐2.07)	1.76 (1.68‐1.84)
Excluding those treated with stimulants	2.25 (2.16‐2.36)	2.01 (1.92‐2.10)	1.77 (1.69‐1.85)
Excluding those treated with other psychiatric ­medications	2.29 (2.19‐2.40)	2.06 (1.97‐2.16)	1.83 (1.74‐1.91)
Excluding those with family history of cardiovascular diseases	2.06 (1.98‐2.14)	1.84 (1.77‐1.91)	1.65 (1.59‐1.71)
ADHD as time‐invariant exposure	2.05 (1.97‐2.13)	1.83 (1.77‐1.90)	1.64 (1.58‐1.70)

Model 1: adjusted for sex and year of birth; model 2: adjusted for sex, year of birth, education level, birth country, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, sleep problems and heavy smoking; model 3: adjusted for sex, year of birth, education level, birth country, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia, sleep problems, heavy smoking and psychiatric comorbidities