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Table 4 Length of Therapy-By Medication Class

From: Patient characteristics, comorbidities, and medication use for children with ADHD with and without a co-occurring reading disorder: A retrospective cohort study

Medication Class

ADHD

ADHD + RD

P Value

 

N

Mean

(Months)

SD

Median

(Months)

N

Mean

(Months)

SD

Median

(Months)

 

Long-Acting Stimulants

69623

6.5

3.57

6.5

181

6.4

3.36

6.3

0.722

Short-Acting Stimulants

22739

4.1

3.28

3.0

54

3.2

2.88

2.0

0.053

Any Stimulant

75354

6.7

3.52

6.8

190

6.5

3.33

6.9

0.609

Non-Stimulants

25506

5.8

3.80

5.6

65

5.2

3.53

4.8

0.212

Antidepressants

14966

5.4

3.78

4.8

43

4.8

3.88

3.0

0.303

Antipsychotics

15703

6.4

3.75

6.7

52

6.3

3.67

7.3

0.863

Anxiolytics

3982

1.9

2.83

0.9

8

1.4

1.64

0.8

0.578

  1. N is the total number of patients with non-missing days supply.
  2. T-tests were used to examine differences in mean length of therapy between the two groups.