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Table 3 Mean age in years in those receiving a stimulant medication for ADHD according to cultural and demographic factors

From: Identifying cross-cultural variations in psychostimulant use for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder using linked data

Predictors

Univariable

Multivariablea

Mean age

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

Mean age

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

HPNO/LPNO status

 HPNOb

13.10

  

12.27

  

 LPNO

16.08

2.99 (2.29, 3.68)

<0.001

14.98

2.72 (2.00, 3.431)

<0.001

Sex

 Maleb

12.82

  

12.78

  

 Female

14.32

1.50 (1.30, 1.70)

<0.001

14.47

1.70 (1.48, 1.90)

<0.001

Geographical remoteness

 Metropolitanb

13.13

  

14.23

  

 Rural

12.07

−1.06 (−1.30, −0.83)

<0.001

13.63

−0.60 (−0.84, −0.36)

<0.001

 Remote

11.50

−1.63 (−2.24, −1.02)

<0.001

13.01

−1.21 (−1.82, −0.61)

<0.001

Social disadvantage

 Least disadvantagedb

13.65

  

14.83

  

 Less disadvantaged

12.18

−1.47 (−1.70, −1.26)

<0.001

13.54

−1.28 (−1.50, −1.07)

<0.001

 Little disadvantaged

12.03

−1.62 (−1.93, −1.31)

<0.001

13.38

−1.45 (−1.76, −1.14)

<0.001

 More disadvantaged

11.82

−1.83 (−2.27, −1.40)

<0.001

13.17

−1.65 (−2.09, −1.22)

<0.001

 Most disadvantaged

11.85

−1.80 (−2.14, −1.47)

<0.001

13.20

−1.63 (−1.96, −1.29)

<0.001

  1. a All parameters were included in this model so as to adjust each result for potential confounding by other covariates
  2. b Reference category
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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