Healthcare Utilization and Morbidity among Adolescents with ADHD in Children Aged 11-17 Years, NHIS, 2017
Table 2
Characteristics of the study sample by healthcare utilization within the previous year, N = 2,965, 2017 National Health Interview Survey.
Emergency Department visit
Preventive medical visit
Yes
No
Yes
No
N
wt%1
N
wt%1
P-value2
N
wt%1
N
wt%1
P-value3
ADHD
<.0001
.3106
Yes
104
22.0
312
11.7
352
13.6
64
11.6
No
353
78.0
2,196
88.3
2,028
86.4
521
88.4
Sex
.0079
.7981
Male
219
44.1
1,342
52.0
1,256
50.9
305
50.2
Female
238
55.9
1,166
48.0
1,124
49.1
280
49.8
Race/ethnicity
.3854
.0446
Non-Hispanic white
273
58.0
1,419
54.2
1,367
55.5
325
51.7
Non-Hispanic black
61
14.0
260
12.6
277
13.5
44
9.9
Hispanic
79
19.3
549
23.1
489
21.6
139
26.4
Other
44
8.7
280
10.0
247
9.3
77
12.0
Age
.6570
.0036
More than 11 to and including 14 years
205
48.6
1,153
49.9
1,145
51.4
213
42.2
More than 14 to and including 17 years
252
51.4
1,355
50.1
1,235
48.5
372
57.8
Highest education in family members
.0033
<.0001
Less than high school
35
7.1
141
7.5
131
6.3
45
12.2
High school graduate
90
18.6
370
14.6
344
13.9
116
20.5
Some college/technical education
98
21.2
393
14.8
379
15.1
112
18.4
College/associate degree and above
234
53.1
1,604
63.2
1,526
64.7
312
48.9
Family federal ratio of income to poverty
<.0001
.0003
Less than 2.0
197
48.9
700
31.9
698
32.4
199
43.2
2.0 and above
242
46.6
1,706
63.9
1,584
63.3
364
53.1
Not answered/missing
18
4.5
102
4.2
98
4.3
22
3.7
Body Mass Index Percentile
.0005
.0164
Less than 5% (underweight)
11
1.9
96
4.5
83
3.5
24
6.7
5% to less than 85% (normal weight)
264
57.5
1,616
65.1
1,500
64.2
380
63.5
85% to less than 95% (overweight)
83
20.2
408
15.5
419
17.0
73
12.6
95% and above (obese)
99
20.4
387
14.9
378
15.4
108
17.2
Region
.6141
<.0001
Northeast
62
16.3
407
18.5
427
20.2
42
9.7
Midwest
116
25.0
552
21.8
523
22.0
145
23.7
South
182
35.8
935
36.7
901
36.8
216
35.4
West
97
22.9
614
23.0
529
21.0
182
31.2
Asthma
<.0001
.0756
Yes
133
30.2
450
17.5
485
20.1
98
16.1
No
324
69.8
2,057
82.5
1,894
79.9
487
83.9
Intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, other
.0025
.0660
Yes
44
10.1
148
5.3
164
6.4
28
4.1
No
413
89.9
2,360
94.7
2,216
93.6
557
99.6
Congenital heart disease/other heart condition
<.0001
.0664
Yes
16
2.8
19
0.6
1.1
0.4
No
441
97.2
2,469
99.4
2,350
98.9
580
99.6
Disease/condition excluding ADHD
<.0001
.0293
0
280
60.0
1,922
77.9
1,746
74.2
456
79.5
1 or more
177
40.0
586
22.1
634
25.8
120
20.5
Preventive Medical visit within the previous year
.0790
Yes
380
84.6
2,000
80.4
not applicable
No
77
15.4
508
19.6
not applicable
Dental visit within the previous year
.0420
<.0001
Yes
386
85.6
2,253
89.5
2,182
92.0
457
75.9
Greater than 1 year/never
71
14.4
255
10.5
198
7.5
128
21.8
Emergency Department visits within the previous year
.0790
Yes
not applicable
380
15.5
77
12.1
No
not applicable
2,000
84.5
508
87.9
Note: based on 2,965 children, ages greater than 11 years to and including 17 years having or not having the visit within the previous year. wt, weight/weighted; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 1Weighted column percentage. 2P-value based upon Rao Scott Chi-square difference between having an emergency visit within the previous year or not having an emergency visit within the previous year. 3P-value based upon Rao Scott Chi-square difference between having a preventive medical visit within the previous year or not having a preventive medical visit within the previous year.
