Table 1.
General characteristics of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy controls
| Variable | ADHD (n = 200) |
Healthy Controls (n = 200) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | |||
| Male | 79.5 | 76.4 | 0.264 |
| Female | 20.5 | 23.6 | |
| Age (year) | 7.07 ± 1.71 | 6.93 ± 1.77 | 0.439 |
| Weight (kg) | 20.50 ± 6.43 | 23.41 ± 9.45 | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 120.86 ± 9.77 | 123.97 ± 11.24 | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13.71 ± 2.49 | 14.69 ± 3.25 | 0.001 |
| Socio-economic status (%) | |||
| Low | 18.0% | 1.5% | < 0.001 |
| Middle | 65.5% | 44.2% | |
| High | 16.5% | 54.3% | |
ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, BMI Body mass index