Table 3 Children’s and parent’s characteristics

Children

N

618 (100.0 %)

428 (69.3 %)

190 (30.7 %)

Mean age

11.8 (8–18)

11.8 (8–18)

11.7 (8–18)

0.856

Gender

Male

509 (82.4 %)

359 (83.9 %)

150 (78.9 %)

0.138

Female

109 (17.6 %)

69 (16.1 %)

40 (21.1 %)

Number of comorbid disorders

0

166 (27.6 %)

126 (30.0 %)

40 (22.1 %)

0.051

1

242 (40.3 %)

170 (40.5 %)

72 (39.8 %)

2

132 (22.0 %)

89 (21.2 %)

43 (23.8 %)

3 or more

61 (10.1 %)

35 (8.3 %)

26 (14.4 %)

Type of education

Primary

241 (40.2 %)

165 (39.3 %)

76 (42.2 %)

0.119

Special primary

86 (14.3 %)

57 (13.6 %)

29 (16.1 %)

Secondary

219 (36.5 %)

165 (39.3 %)

54 (30.0 %)

Special secondary

54 (9.0 %)

33 (7.9 %)

21 (11.7 %)

Parents

N

590** (100.0 %)

415 (70.3 %)

175 (29.7 %)

Age (mean, range)

43.2 (30–63)

43.2 (30–63)

43.3 (30–59)

0.931

Gender

Male

28 (4.7 %)

22 (5.3 %)

6 (3.4 %)

0.328

Female

562 (95.3 %)

393 (94.7 %)

169 (96.6 %)

Marital status

Together

534 (90.5 %)

381 (91.8 %)

153 (87.4 %)

0.097

Alone

56 (9.5 %)

34 (8.2 %)

22 (12.6 %)

Education

Lower

83 (14.1 %)

59 (14.2 %)

24 (13.7 %)

***

Medium

265 (44.9 %)

182 (43.9 %)

83 (47.4 %)

Higher

232 (39.3 %)

166 (40.0 %)

66 (37.7 %)

Other

10 (1.7 %)

8 (1.9 %)

2 (1.1 %)

Paid job

Yes

471 (79.7 %)

328 (79.0 %)

143 (81.3 %)

0.541

No

120 (20.3 %)

87 (21.0 %)

33 (18.8 %)

More than 1 child with ADHD

Yes

133 (22.5 %)

85 (20.5 %)

48 (27.4 %)

0.065

No

457 (77.5 %)

330 (79.5 %)

127 (72.6 %)