Gender ratios of administrative prevalence and incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.023

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Title:	Gender ratios of administrative prevalence and incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan
Authors:	Huang, Charles Lung-Cheng Weng, Shih-Feng Ho, Chung-Han
Contributors:	Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Social Work Kaohsiung Med Univ, Dept Healthcare Adm & Med Informat Chi Mei Med Ctr, Dept Med Res Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Pharm
Keywords:	ADHD Gender Female Prevalence Incidence
Date:	2016-10
Issue Date:	2018-01-18 11:38:20 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Abstract:	To verify the hypothesis that there is different gender ratio of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among adults compared to children and adolescents in the clinical setting among Asian population. The nationwide population-based database containing data on enrollees in the National Health Insurance program in Taiwan during 2000-2007 was used in this study, and we investigated the lifetime gender ratios of administrative prevalence and incidence in healthcare-seeking ADHD patients (n=228,029). The male-to-female ratios of diagnosed incidence and prevalence of child/adolescent ADHD (age < 20 years) ranged from 3.39 to 4.07 and 3.87-4.31, respectively. The male-to-female ratios of diagnosed incidence and prevalence of ADHD in the adult group (age 20-65 years) ranged from 0.24 to 0.76 and 0.35-0.98, respectively. In conclusion, there was substantially increased female-to-male ratio in adults ADHD compared to children and adolescents in the clinical setting. Further researches on the management and mechanism are needed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Relation:	Psychiatry Research, v.244, pp.382-387
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Pharmacy] Periodical Articles [Dept. of Social Work] Periodical Articles

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