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Table 2 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Health-related quality of life and burden of illness in adults with newly diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Sweden

Characteristic

Danderyd (n = 101)

Liljeholmen (n = 88)

Overall (N = 189)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

61 (60)

46 (52)

107 (57)

 Male

40 (40)

42 (48)

82 (43)

 p valuea

  

0.04

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

33.7 (12.4)

36.9 (12.0)

35.2 (12.3)

 Median (range)

30 (18–72)

36 (18–66)

33 (18–72)

 p valueb

  

0.08

Confirmed ADHD diagnosis, n (%)

 Combined typec

57 (56)

57 (65)

114 (60)

 Predominantly inattentive typed

37 (37)

12 (14)

49 (26)

 Unspecified typee

7 (7)

19 (21)

26 (14)

DIVA 2.0, mean number of symptoms (SD)

 Attention deficitf (A1)

7.8 (1.4)

6.9 (2.3)

7.4 (1.9)

 Hyperactivity/impulsivityg (A2)

5.3 (2.9)

5.7 (2.5)

5.5 (2.7)

Highest level of education, n (%)

 Primary school

36 (36)

33 (38)

69 (37)

 Secondary school

46 (46)

28 (32)

74 (39)

 University

11 (11)

13 (15)

24 (13)

 Otherh

8 (8)

14 (16)

22 (12)

Main source of income, n (%)

 Full- or part-time employment

32 (32)

38 (43)

70 (37)

 Self-employment (full- or part-time)

9 (9)

9 (10)

18 (10)

 Sickness benefit (short- or long-term)

23 (23)

19 (22)

42 (22)

 Unemployment benefit

12 (12)

3 (3)

15 (8)

 Otheri

25 (25)

19 (22)

44 (23)

Type of referral, n (%)

 Self-initiated

27 (27)

13 (15)

40 (21)

 School

1 (1)

2 (2)

3 (2)

 Primary care

13 (13)

36 (41)

49 (26)

 Psychiatric department

56 (55)

28 (32)

84 (44)

 Other

4 (4)

7 (8)

11 (6)

 Missing

0 (0)

2 (2)

2 (1)

  1. ADHD attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, DIVA 2.0 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults, second edition, ICD-10-SE International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – 10th Revision, Swedish modification, SD standard deviation
  2. aχ2 test was used to compare proportions of male and female patients between the two test sites
  3. bt-test was used to compare the mean ages of patients enrolled at the two test sites
  4. cICD-10-SE F90.0 B: ADHD, combined type
  5. dICD-10-SE F90.0 C: ADHD, predominantly inattentive type
  6. eICD-10-SE F90.0 X: ADHD, unspecified ADHD
  7. fn = 163 (Danderyd, 91; Liljeholmen, 72)
  8. gn = 157 (Danderyd, 86; Liljeholmen, 71)
  9. h‘Other’ includes occupational (7%), other (4%), and missing (1%)
  10. i‘Other’ includes ‘studying/student loan’ (7%), ‘other’ (13%), and ‘missing’ (4%)