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Table 1 Questionnaire response and patient demographics

From: Management of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in UK primary care: a survey of general practitioners

 

Group 1 – stopped tx before adulthood

Group 2 – continued tx from childhood into adulthood

Group 3 – started tx in adulthood

Questionnaire Response

   

Number of Questionnaires Sent

50

50

50

Number of Questionnaires Returned

47

41

45

% Response Rate

94 (47/50)

82 (41/50)

90 (45/50)

Number of Returned Questionnaires in which GP confirmed that patients met criteria of the cohort (Valid Questionnaires)

44

37

33

Number of GPs sent questionnaires

40

38

43

Number of GPs who returned questionnaires

38

31

39

Patient Demographics

(n = 44)

(n = 37)

(n = 33)

Gender (male,%)

39 (88.6)

36 (97.3)

25 (75.8)

Mean Age (years) at Diagnosis for Males (SD)

9.4 (±3.0)

10.4 (±3.4)

28.7 (±9.6) 10.4

Mean Age (years) at Diagnosis for Females (SD)

12.0 (±1.4)

9*

31.0 (±5.7)

Mean Age (years) at time of data collection for Males (SD)

20.0 (±1.3)

20.6 (±1.2)

36.7 (±10.4)

Mean Age (years) at time of data collection for Females (SD)

20.5 (±1.1)

19.4*

38.9 (±11.2)

Diagnosis made by

   

Psychiatrist (N)

30

25

27

Paediatrician (N)

11

7

0

Unknown by GP (N)

3

5

3

Other (N)

0

0

3

  1. * No SD provided as data based on one patient.