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Table 4 Logistic regression of the most relevant risk factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among studied group

From: Screening of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among preschool children Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Variables

Reference category

Wald

P

Exp(B)

95%CI for EXP(B)

Lower

Upper

Age

Ā 

.574

.449

.801

.452

1.422

Gender

Male

.252

.615

.785

.305

2.020

Residence

Urban

2.086

.149

.460

.160

1.319

Class

KG3

.106

.745

.878

.400

1.927

Father education

University

.020

.888

.961

.551

1.675

Mother education

University

.084

.772

.921

.526

1.611

Family income

Enough& save

2.551

.110

.478

.193

1.182

Birth order of child

5th and above

.001

.978

.995

.678

1.460

Family history of psychological and neurological symptoms

Yes

4.919

.027

3.115

1.141

8.500

Family history of ADHD symptoms

Yes

15.039

.000

.227

.108

.481

Active smoking of mother

Yes

13.654

.000

.106

.032

.349

Mother neurological& psychological symptoms

Yes

6.478

.011

6.668

1.547

28.743

Type of delivery

Complicated with forceps, vaccum

4.214

.040

.375

.147

.957

History of taking drugs during child pregnancy

Yes

3.844

.050

15.483

1.001

239.507

Does the child have cardiac health problems?

Yes

10.663

.001

.419

.248

.706

How many hours does the child spend in front of the TV or mobile phone (any screens) per day?

More than 2Ā h

5.586

.018

.497

.279

.888