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Table 3 NHS Healthcare resource use for cases and controls in the first year following index date

From: The prevalence and incidence, resource use and financial costs of treating people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United Kingdom (1998 to 2010)

Age group

Resource type

Group

Mean

Standard deviation

Median

Percentile 25

Percentile 75

All ages

Investigations

Case

1.3

4.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Control

0.8

3.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Primary-Care Appointments

Case

6.8

5.9

5.0

3.0

9.0

Control

2.4

3.1

1.0

0.0

3.0

Prescriptions

Case

11.0

11.7

9.0

4.0

14.0

Control

2.9

7.1

1.0

0.0

3.0

Outpatient Attendances

Case

2.6

4.1

0.0

0.0

4.0

Control

0.4

1.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hospital Admissions

Case

0.1

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Control

0.1

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Aged 6 to 17 years at index date

Investigations

Case

1.1

4.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Control

0.7

3.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Primary-Care Appointments

Case

6.4

5.4

5.0

2.0

9.0

Control

2.2

2.8

1.0

0.0

3.0

Prescriptions

Case

10.5

9.6

9.0

4.0

14.0

Control

2.7

6.8

1.0

0.0

3.0

Outpatient Attendances

Case

2.5

4.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

Control

0.3

1.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hospital Admissions

Case

0.1

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Control

0.1

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Aged ≥18 years at index date

Investigations

Case

5.4

8.9

1.0

0.0

9.0

Control

3.6

8.2

0.0

0.0

2.0

Primary-Care Appointments

Case

12.4

10.5

10.0

6.0

16.0

Control

4.3

5.8

2.0

1.0

6.0

Prescriptions

Case

21.1

28.1

11.0

5.0

24.0

Control

5.1

12.2

1.0

0.0

4.0

Outpatient Attendances

Case

2.8

4.8

1.0

0.0

4.0

Control

0.4

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hospital Admissions

Case

0.2

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Control

0.1

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.0