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Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients and controls

From: Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with asthma

 

Patients

Controls

P

 

N = 594

N = 719

 

Age (mean ± SD)

34.0 ± 10.3

29.6 ± 6.5

< 0.001

Gender (% females)

48.3

59.4

< 0.001

Educational level (%)

   

   Junior high school

26.3

4.0

 

   Senior high school

50.0

36.4

 

   College/university

23.7

59.5

< 0.001

Occupational level (%)

   

   Working

29.1

80.5

< 0.001

Self reported co-morbidity (%)

   

   Depression/anxiety

68.5

16.1

< 0.001

   Bipolar disorder

11.2

1.4

< 0.001

   Alcohol problems

23.1

2.1

< 0.001

WURS (score ± SD, range 0-100)

58.6 ± 17.9

17.5 ± 14.0

< 0.001

ASRS (score ± SD, range 0-72)

45.5 ± 12.3

22.9 ± 10.0

< 0.001

MDQ + (%)

48.2

6.3

< 0.001

Asthma(%)

24.4

11.3

< 0.001