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Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics by treatment initiation at baseline

From: Patient characteristics associated with treatment initiation among paediatric patients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in a naturalistic setting in Central Europe and East Asia

Baseline characteristic

No treatment (n = 274)

Treatment (n = 794)

Age, mean (SD)*

8.40 (2.41)

9.12 (2.52)

Male, %

81.68

82.38

Age at first symptoms, mean (SD)

5.50 (2.43)

5.49 (2.33)

Being from East Asia (vs. Central Europe), %*

55.11

44.21

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

18.01 (3.49)

18.31 (3.64)

Birth problems, %*

19.35

29.91

Family history of ADHD, %

40.20

47.10

Having other children living at home, %

54.25

57.47

CGI-ADHD-S, mean (SD)*

4.21 (0.99)

4.56 (0.98)

CSI-4 Category A (standardised), mean (SD)*

72.90 (10.80)

76.55 (10.53)

Paid employment (mother), %*

78.13

69.01

Paid employment (father), %

89.45

87.32

Parental psychological distress due to their children’s behavioural problems, %*

38.15

51.26

Being truant in the 4 weeks before baseline, %*

4.18

8.75

Being involved in bullying (as a bully) in the 4 weeks before baseline, %

25.58

22.68

Primary care visit for behavioural problems in the 4 weeks before baseline, %*

7.42

14.08

Being invited to social activity in the 4 weeks before baseline, %*

48.57

55.95

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05 Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ADHD attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, CGI-ADHD-S Clinical Global Impressions-ADHD-Severity, CSI-4 Child Symptom Inventory-4 Parent Checklist, SD standard deviation.