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Table 3 Mortality and cause of death in childhood groups

From: Mortality in individuals with childhood ADHD or subthreshold symptoms – a prospective perinatal risk cohort study over 40 years

 

cADHD (1)

cAP (2)

Non-cAP (3)

   

Characteristic

M ± SD or n (%)

M ± SD or n (%)

M ± SD or n (%)

p

V / η2

Pairwise comparison

Deceased

11 (9.6)

7 (3.2)

20 (3.9)

0.02

0.10

1 > 2,3*

Male (deceased)

9 (81.8)

6 (85.7)

13 (65.0)

0.43

0.21

 

Age (deceased)

28.86 ± 9.67

35.33 ± 8.59

37.95 ± 9.79

0.05

0.16

 

Cause of deatha

 Disease

2 (20.0)

2 (28.6)

9 (45.0)

   

 Accident

3 (30.0)

0 (0)

6 (30.0)

   

 Suicide

3 (30.0)

3 (42.9)

4 (20.0)

   

 Self-Inflicted disease

2 (20.0)

2 (28.6)

1 (5.0)

   

 Alcohol or drug related death

6 (60.0)

3 (42.9)

11 (55.0)

0.08

0.08

 
  1. cADHD Childhood ADHD, cAP Childhood attention problems, Non-cAP No childhood attention problems
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. aTotal n for cause of death = 37, 1 unknown in the cADHD group