Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Comorbidities, Substance Use, and Social Outcomes among Men and Women in a Canadian Sample
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CIs) associated with positive ADHD symptoms for men and women by ADHD diagnosis, medication use, comorbidity screeners, and social problems as relevant in overall regression analyses.
Variables
Men
Women
ORadj
95% CI
ORadj
95% CI
ADHD diagnosis
6.14
2.65–14.24
15.04
6.40–35.35
ADHD meds
9.00
3.73–21.70
19.25
7.47–49.61
Presc. pain meds
1.28
0.68–2.39
NS
2.02
1.24–3.28
Antianxiety meds
4.88
2.38–10.02
9.07
5.47–15.06
Antidepressant meds
6.59
3.13–13.89
8.75
5.17–14.79
Distress—GHQ
6.48
3.59–11.70
5.31
3.26–8.66
Antisocial screen (≥4 symptoms)
11.61
4.01–33.63
No cases
Cannabis use Past yr
2.24
1.20–4.20
2.20
1.18–4.08
Cocaine use Lifetime
3.40
1.73–6.64
4.51
2.32–8.75
Collision Past yr
0.36
0.05–2.46
NS
2.97
1.43–6.19
Arrested criminal offence lifetime
2.62
1.33–5.16
1.25
0.42–3.67
NS
ORadj: odds ratio adjusted for age, marital status, education, and employment status, NS: not significant, , , and .
