Table 4 Medication purchases by age group, year and gender
From: Challenges in defining the rates of ADHD diagnosis and treatment: trends over the last decade
Year | Percentage of 5-8 year old females with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) | Percentage of 5-8 year old males with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) | Percentage of 9-12 year old females with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) | Percentage of 9-12 year old males with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) | Percentage of 13-17 year old females with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) | Percentage of 13-17 year old males with ADHD MP from EDC (99% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.7 (41.3-47.1) | 48.3 (46.3-50.3) | 49.0 (46.6-51.4) | 58.3 (56.9-59.7) | 51.0 (48.4-53.6) | 52.5 (51.0-54.0) |
2006 | 42.5 | 47.6 | 48.6 | 56.9 | 50.5 | 50.7 |
2007 | 45.1 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 56.5 | 47.9 | 49.5 |
2008 | 43.6 | 46.7 | 49.0 | 56.4 | 50.7 | 50.4 |
2009 | 43.8 | 49.0 | 51.7 | 57.5 | 51.8 | 52.0 |
2010 | 49.1 | 53.1 | 54.8 | 60.3 | 54.7 | 53.8 |
2011 | 51.9 | 56.4 | 57.3 | 63.4 | 57.5 | 55.1 |
2012 | 51.8 | 58.3 | 57.4 | 64.2 | 56.5 | 55.1 |
2013 | 56.3 | 62.1 | 59.7 | 65.5 | 58.5 | 55.9 |
2014 | *57.8 (55.2-60.4) | *63.3 (61.6-65.0) | *58.5 (57.1-59.9) | *65.3 (64.3-66.3) | *57.1 (56.0-58.2) | *55.1 (54.3-55.9) |