Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Comorbidities, Substance Use, and Social Outcomes among Men and Women in a Canadian Sample

Table 1

Characteristics of CAMH Monitor survey respondents who screened positively and negatively for symptoms on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale-V1.1 January 2011–December 2012.

	ADHD +		ADHD −
	Screen		Screen
		%		%
Age
18–24	26	5.4	458	94.6	<0.001
25–44	54	3.9	1346	96.1
45–64	49	3.6	1326	96.4
≥65	4	0.6	666	99.4
Gender
Female	76	3.6	2023	96.4	0.254
Male	57	3.0	1847	97.0
Marital status
Married/partner	70	2.6	2584	97.4	0.002
Widowed/sep./div.	18	4.1	421	95.9
Never married	44	5.0	831	95.0
Education
High school	20	5.2	366	94.8	0.015
Completed HS	20	2.5	791	97.5
Some after sec.	56	3.9	1377	96.1
Univ. deg.	33	2.5	1304	97.5
Employment status
Full time	54	2.8	1903	97.2	0.018
Part time	22	5.5	380	94.5
Other	56	3.4	1586	96.6
Household income
<20,000	11	8.3	121	91.7	<0.001
20–49,999	31	15.4	579	94.9
50–100,000	39	19.0	1042	96.4
>100,000	31	2.6	1152	97.4
ADHD previously diagnosed
Yes	22	22.7	75	77.3	<0.001
No	111	2.9	3783	97.1
ASPD screen (≥4)
ASPD	10	25.6	29	74.4	<0.001
Non-ASPD	121	3.1	3791	96.9
Psychiatric distress (GHQ-12)
Yes (+3)	67	11.8	502	88.2	<0.001
No (0–2)	66	1.9	3368	98.1
Ever treated with ADHD meds
Yes	6	15.0	34	85.0	<0.001
No	62	3.3	1802	96.7
Antidepressant meds use
Yes; No	48; 85	17.5; 2.3	227; 3633	82.5; 97.7	<0.001
Anti-anxiety Meds Use
Yes	27	19.6	111	80.4	<0.001
No	42	2.4	1725	97.6
Pain Meds Use (with and without pres.)
Yes	47	5.3	843	94.7	<0.001
No	85	2.8	2996	97.2
AUDIT
Yes (8+)	25	5.0	477	95.0	0.039
No (0–7)	106	3.1	3295	96.9
ASSIST
Mod/High (4+)	15	7.7	180	92.3	<0.001
Low (0–3)	116	3.1	3678	96.9
Lifetime used cannabis
Yes	94	5.8	1520	94.2	<0.001
No	38	1.6	2329	98.4
Past 12 mths cannabis use
Yes	38	7.3	486	92.9	0.008
No	94	2.7	3352	97.3
Lifetime used cocaine
Yes	32	11.3	251	88.7	<0.001
No	100	2.7	3606	97.3
Ever arrested for a crime?
Yes	23	7.5	284	92.5	<0.001
No	110	3.0	3573	97.0
Crash in past year
Yes	13	6.0	202	94.0	0.03
No	120	3.0	3868	97.0