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Table 2 Allergic history of ADHD children group (N = 549) and control group (N = 3564)

From: The associations between ADHD and asthma in Korean children

Variables

Control group (%)

ADHD group (%)

F

p value

Asthma

Lifetime

859(24.3)

200(36.6)

99.09

0.000

 

12 months

428(12.1)

112(20.5)

100.17

0.000

 

Diagnostic Hx

373(10.6)

86(15.8)

46.75

0.002

 

Treatment Hx

153(4.3)

37(6.8)

24.70

0.031

Allergic rhinitis

Lifetime

1,643(47.2)

316(59.0)

56.08

0.000

 

12 months

1,514(43.5)

301(56.2)

.01

0.000

 

Diagnosis Hx

883(25.4)

162(30.2)

19.37

0.023

 

Treatment Hx

755(21.7)

146(27.6)

28.06

0.007

Atopy

Lifetime

1,335(38.4)

221(41.4)

5.60

0.193

 

12 months

867(24.9)

144(27.0)

3.78

0.316

 

Diagnosis Hx

1,188(34.2)

184(34.5)

.06

0.899

 

Treatment Hx

648(18.7)

106(19.9)

1.64

0.516

Allergic conjunctivitis

Lifetime

894(25.6)

158(29.3)

12.06

0.075

 

12 months

569(16.3)

97(18.0)

3.86

0.331

 

Diagnostic Hx

616(17.6)

105(19.5)

4.28

0.305

 

Treatment Hx

365(10.5)

59(10.9)

.47

0.730

Food allergy

Lifetime

406(11.6)

69(12.9)

2.80

0.397

 

12 months

224(6.4)

48(9.0)

18.52

0.050

 

Diagnosis Hx

205(5.9)

35(6.6)

1.457

0.544

 

Treatment Hx

102(2.9)

24(4.5)

14.50

0.098

Drug allergy

Lifetime

69(2.0)

15(2.8)

6.08

0.274

 

12 months

32(0.9)

10(1.9)

16.06

0.118

 

Diagnosis Hx

30(0.9)

10(1.9)

18.95

0.097

 

Treatment Hx

13(0.4)

7(1.3)

32.46

0.064

  1. These data represent N(%) by chi-square test, significant p value <0.05, ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Hx:history.