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Finding
Finding
decline
Adults whose childhood ADHD persisted into adulthood had a 46% higher rate of motor vehicle crashes than adults whose ADHD desisted, after adjusting for driving experience, sex, age, ODD/CD, household income, substance use, and ASPD symptoms.
| Effect size | IRR = 1.46 |
| CI | CI = 1.14 to 1.86 |
| Comparator | ADHD desisters (childhood ADHD diagnosis but no longer meeting DSM-5 criteria in adulthood) |
| Effect summary | decline; IRR = 1.46; CI: CI = 1.14 to 1.86 |
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Source
PMC9747063
Effects of childhood and adult persistent ADHD on risk of motor vehicle crashes: results from the MTA