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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of age, gender and race/ethnicity of charts reviewed for children with ADHD and ASD at an ambulatory care clinic.

From: Prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders: a chart review

 

ADHD

ASD

 

N = 98

N = 42

Age (y)

2–5

14.3% (14)

50% (21)

6–11

59.2% (58)

38% (16)

12–18

26.5% (26)

12% (5)

Gender

Male

81% (79)

81% (34)

Female

19% (19)

19% (8)

Race/Ethnicity

White

81% (79)

83.3% (35)

African American

7% (7)

0 (0)

Hispanic

3% (3)

4.8% (2)

Asian

8% (8)

9.5% (4)

Other race/ethnicity

1% (1)

2.4% (1)

  1. ( ) = no. of subjects