Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics differences in ADHD diagnosis
From: Differential costs for the non-adult ADHD population in Catalonia
ADHD population (N=45,385) | Overall population without ADHD (N=1,080,881) | Matched group (N=84,576) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Average age | 12.17 (3.35) | 11.01 (3.70) | 11.54 (3.30) |
Female | 0.28 (0.44) | 0.49 (0.50) | 0.44 (0.50) |
Spanish | 0.94 (0.22) | 0.79 (0.41) | 0.88 (0.33) |
Date of birth | |||
1st quarter | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.24 (0.43) | 0.23 (0.41) |
2nd quarter | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.25 (0.43) | 0.23 (0.44) |
3rd quarter | 0.27 (0.44) | 0.26 (0.44) | 0.26 (0.42) |
4th quarter | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.25 (0.44) | 0.28 (0.43) |
Exempted | 0.05 (0.22) | 0.04 (0.21) | 0.04 (0.20) |
10% co-payment | 0.09 (0.29) | 0.05 (0.22) | 0.05 (0.21) |
40% co-payment | 0.54 (0.50) | 0.58 (0.49) | 0.55 (0.48) |
50% co-payment | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.29 (0.45) | 0.32 (0.46) |
60% co-payment | 0.02 (0.12) | 0.01 (0.12) | 0.02 (0.11) |
Excluded from co-payment | 0.00 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.17) | 0.02 (0.16) |
Asthma (83,080) | 10.38% | 6.42% | 6.84% |
Learning disability (34,111) | 16.27% | 1.91% | 3.69% |
Depression (4,161) | 1.00% | 0.24% | 0.41% |
Anxiety (50,485) | 10.36% | 3.50% | 5.21% |
Conduct disorder (39,087) | 13.85% | 2.34% | 4.75% |