Healthcare Utilization and Morbidity among Adolescents with ADHD in Children Aged 11-17 Years, NHIS, 2017
Table 1
Characteristics of the study sample by ADHD status, N = 2,965, 2017 National Health Interview Survey.
Total sample
ADHD
No ADHD
P-value for ADHD vs No ADHD
N
Wt%1
N
Wt%
N
Wt%
2,965
100
416
13.2
2,549
86.8
Sex
<.0001
Male
1,561
50.8
292
70.8
1,269
47.7
Female
1,404
49.2
124
29.2
1,280
52.3
Race/Ethnicity
0.0744
Non-Hispanic White
1,692
54.8
266
61.7
1,426
53.7
Non-Hispanic Black
321
12.8
47
12.4
274
12.9
Hispanic
628
22.5
72
18.0
556
23.2
Other
324
9.9
31
8.0
293
10.1
Age in years
0.5969
More than 11 to and including 14 years
1,358
49.7
201
51.2
1,157
49.5
More than 14 to and including 17 years
1,607
50.3
215
48.8
1,392
50.5
Highest education in family members
0.0160
Less than high school
176
7.4
31
8.9
145
7.2
High school graduate
460
15.2
85
19.4
375
14.5
Some college/technical education
461
15.7
81
18.4
410
15.3
College/associate degree and above
1,838
61.7
219
53.3
1,619
63.0
Family federal ratio of income to poverty
0.0236
Less than 2.0
897
34.4
161
41.1
736
33.4
2.0 and above
1,948
61.3
242
56.0
1,706
62.2
Not answered/missing
120
4.2
13
2.9
107
4.4
Body Mass Index Percentile
0.0423
Less than 5% (underweight)
107
4.1
12
3.9
95
4.1
5% to less than 85% (normal weight)
1,880
64.0
244
57.8
1,636
65.0
85% to less than 95% (overweight)
492
16.2
73
17.0
419
16.0
95% and above (obese)
486
15.7
87
21.2
399
14.9
Region
0.0031
Northeast
469
18.2
62
14.9
407
18.7
Midwest
668
22.3
104
23.9
564
22.0
South
1,117
36.6
187
45.0
930
35.3
West
711
23.0
63
16.2
648
24.0
MORBIDITY
Asthma
0.0004
Yes
583
19.4
114
27.5
469
18.1
No
2,381
80.6
302
72.5
2,079
81.9
Intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, other
<.0001
Yes
192
6.0
82
18.8
110
4.1
No
2,773
94.0
334
81.2
2,439
95.9
Congenital heart disease/other heart condition
0.2589
Yes
35
0.9
No
2,930
99.1
407
98.6
2,543
99.1
Disease/condition excluding ADHD
<.0001
0
2,202
75.2
237
59.0
1,965
77.7
1 or more
763
24.8
179
41.0
584
22.3
HEALTHCARE UTILITZATION
Preventive Medical visit within the previous year
0.3106
Yes
2,380
81.1
352
83.3
2,028
80.7
No
585
18.9
64
16.7
521
19.3
Dental visit within the previous year
0.8949
Yes
2,639
89.0
374
89.2
2,265
88.9
Greater than 1 year/never
326
11.0
42
10.8
284
11.1
Emergency Department visits within the previous year
<.0001
Yes
457
14.9
104
24.8
353
13.4
No
2,508
85.1
312
75.2
2,196
86.6
Note: based on 2,965 children, ages greater than 11 years to and including 17 years. wt%, weighted; ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Cell suppressed due to cell size. 1 Weighted column percentage. P-value based upon Rao Scott Chi-square difference between ADHD and no ADHD.
