Factors Contributing to the Utilization of Adult Mental Health Services in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Hyperkinetic Disorder

Table 1

Factors predicting followup at AMHS of adults diagnosed with hyperkinetic disorder at CAMHS.

	Wald	df	OR (95% CI)	𝑃 values
Children* (6–12 years old)	4.150	1	1.643 (1.019–2.648)	0.042
Adolescents* (13–17 years old)	29.725	1	3.888 (2.386–6.335)	0.001
Gender (female)	5.455	1	1.414 (1.057–1.893)	0.020
F10–F19 (mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive drugs)	8.879	1	2.479 (1.364–4.504)	0.003
F20–F29 (schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders)	21.325	1	4.351 (2.331–8.123)	<0.001
F30–F39 (mood (affective) disorders)	53.835	1	5.180 (3.338–8.038)	<0.001
F40–F48 (neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders)	61.856	1	2.688 (2.101–3.439)	<0.001
F70–F79 (mental retardation)	35.956	1	3.075 (2.130–4.438)	<0.001

*Compared to preschool children. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.