Association of symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with symptoms of excessive exercising in an adult general population sample

Table 3 Age and questionnaire results

	Total	noADHD	coADHD	aADHD	ANOVA, F
	(n = 1615)	(n = 1451)	(n = 89)	(n = 75)	(df = 2)
Age	43.3 (12.7)	43.6 (12.6)^a	40.1 (12.5)^b	40.7 (13.6)^ab	4.907
Age	43.3 (12.7)	43.6 (12.6)^a	40.1 (12.5)^b	40.7 (13.6)^ab	p = 0.008
PHQ-4 total score	1.5 (2.1)	1.3 (2.0)^a	1.5 (2.1)^a	4.1 (3.2)^b	66.779
PHQ-4 total score	1.5 (2.1)	1.3 (2.0)^a	1.5 (2.1)^a	4.1 (3.2)^b	p < 0.001
EDE-Q total score	0.5 (0.8)	0.5 (0.7)^a	0.5 (0.8)^a	1.0 (1.1)^b	16,754
EDE-Q total score	0.5 (0.8)	0.5 (0.7)^a	0.5 (0.8)^a	1.0 (1.1)^b	p < 0.001
EDS-G total score	32.1 (16.8)	31.5 (16.2)^a	37.5 (22.8)^b	37.0 (19.5)^b	8.748
EDS-G total score	32.1 (16.8)	31.5 (16.2)^a	37.5 (22.8)^b	37.0 (19.5)^b	p < 0.001

Data are shown as mean and SD. Values with different superscripts are significantly different (Tukey B post-hoc tests).
aADHD = adult ADHD; coADHD = childhood only ADHD; noADHD = no ADHD.
PHQ-4 = Patient Health Questionnaire; EDS-G = Exercise Dependence Scale; EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire.

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