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Table 5 Societal functioning and adversities

From: Naturalistic exploratory study of the associations of substance use on ADHD outcomes and function

Outcome category

Outcome measures

P Value

Percentage Yes (n)

SUD

Non SUD

Violence related

Got in Trouble due to Temper/Violence

0.008**

40 (25)

8 (25)

Drinking/Drugging Leads to Violence

0.004**

28 (25)

0 (25)

Interactions with law

Previous Charges

0.021*

28 (25)

4 (25)

Previous Arrests

0.123

24 (25)

8 (25)

Previous Jail time

0.552

8 (25)

4 (25)

Reported abuse

Physical Abuse

0.047*

36 (25)

12 (25)

Sexual Abuse

0.185

32 (25)

16 (25)

Academic and occupational achievement

Failed Grades: 1 to 12

0.059

40 (25)

16 (25)

Dropped out of College or University

0.091

20 (25)

4.17 (24)

Didn’t Complete High school

0.029*

32 (25)

7.69 (25)

Academic Difficulty

0.087

56 (25)

32 (25)

Highest attained Education

0.01*

Median: 3

Median: 4

Current Employment

0.733

80 (25)

76 (25)

Regarding parental relationships

Poor/No Relationship with parents

0.0007***

45.8 (24)

4 (25)

Parental Split During Childhood/Adolescence

0.564

44 (25)

36 (25)

  1. *P ≤ 0.05,** P ≤ 0.01), ***P ≤ 0.001