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Table 1 ADHD Prevalence for 5-18 years old children by year and gender

From: Challenges in defining the rates of ADHD diagnosis and treatment: trends over the last decade

Year

Percentage of male diagnosed EDC (99% CI)

Percentage of female diagnosed EDC (99% CI)

Percentage EDC (99% CI)

2005

9.9 (9.7-10.1)

3.5 (3.4-3.6)

6.8 (6.7-6.9)

2006

11.1

4.2

7.7

2007

12.0

4.8

8.5

2008

13.0

5.6

9.4

2009

14.1

6.3

10.3

2010

15.3

7.3

11.4

2011

16.5

8.3

12.5

2012

17.3

9.1

13.3

2013

18.0

9.9

14.1

2014

*18.3 (18.1-18.5)

10.4* (10.2-10.6)

14.4* (14.3-14.5)

  1. EDC Estimated Definitive Cohort, CI Confidence Interval
  2. *P < 0.01