Table 1 Demographics of the studied groups
Variable | ADHD group (n = 30) | Control group (n = 30) | Test of significance | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal history | Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 9.8 ± 1.8 | 9.1 ± 1.4 | St.“t” = 1.58 | 0.119 (NS) | ||
Range | 7–12 | 7–12 | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | χ2/ | P | |||
Sex | Male | 20 | 66.7 | 14 | 46.7 | 2.44 | 0.118 (NS) | |
Female | 10 | 33.3 | 16 | 53.3 | ||||
Birth order | Median (range) | 1.0 (1–3) | 2.0 (1–4) | 2.44 | 0.015 (S) | |||
Residence | Urban | 19 | 63.3 | 18 | 60.0 | 0.07 | 0.79 (NS) | |
Rural | 11 | 36.7 | 12 | 40.0 | ||||
Perinatal history | Pregnancy complications | No | 13 | 43.3 | 29 | 96.7 | 20.3 | <0.001 (HS) |
Yes | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 3.3 | ||||
Birth complications | No | 17 | 56.7 | 29 | 96.7 | 13.4 | <0.001 (HS) | |
Yes | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 3.3 | ||||
Postnatal complications | No | 18 | 60.0 | 27 | 90.0 | 7.2 | 0.007 (S) | |
Yes | 12 | 40.0 | 3 | 10.0 | ||||
Developmental history | Normal | 18 | 60.0 | 27 | 90.0 | 7.2 | 0.007 (S) | |
Abnormal | 12 | 40.0 | 3 | 10.0 | ||||
Family history | Consanguinity | No | 10 | 33.3 | 29 | 96.7 | 26.4 | <0.001 (HS) |
Yes | 20 | 66.7 | 1 | 3.3 | ||||
Marital status | Married | 25 | 83.3 | 28 | 93.3 | FET = 2.06 | 0.51 (NS) | |
Divorced | 3 | 10.0 | 2 | 6.7 | ||||
Widowed | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||