Effects of childhood and adult persistent ADHD on risk of motor vehicle crashes: results from the MTA
Extracted findings (5)
ADHD diagnosis
declineChildhood ADHD diagnosis was associated with a 45% higher rate of motor vehicle crashes in adulthood compared to controls, after adjusting for driving experience, sex, age, ODD/CD comorbidity, househo
Effect: decline; IRR = 1.45; CI: CI = 1.15 to 1.82
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declineAdults 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
Effect: decline; IRR = 1.46; CI: CI = 1.14 to 1.86
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declineAdults with persistent ADHD had an 81% higher rate of motor vehicle crashes than adults who never had ADHD, after adjusting for driving experience, sex, age, ODD/CD, household income, substance use, a
Effect: decline; IRR = 1.81; CI: CI = 1.40 to 2.36
ADHD desistence
nullAdults whose childhood ADHD desisted by adulthood did not have a significantly increased rate of motor vehicle crashes compared to adults who never had ADHD, after full covariate adjustment.
Effect: null; IRR = 1.24; CI: CI = 0.96 to 1.61
ADHD symptom level
declineHigher mean adult ADHD symptom levels were significantly associated with more motor vehicle crashes within the childhood ADHD group, with both inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptom dimensi
Effect: decline; IRR = 1.71; CI: CI = 1.31 to 2.23