Comorbidity of migraine with ADHD in adults

BMC Neurology

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 26,456) with respect to migraine and ADHD symptoms

	N
Description	Female (%^e)		Male	Total	(%^f)	P-value^d
The total study population	12,247	(46.3)	14,209	26,456	(100)
Migraine^a	4024	(63.0)	2366	6390	(24.2)	< 0.001
- Without visual disturbances	2187	(62.0)	1343	3530	(13.3)	< 0.001
- With visual disturbances	1832	(64.2)	1019	2851	(10.8)	< 0.001
ADHD^b	285	(41.3)	405	690	(2.6)	0.0085
- Inattention	83	(39.7)	126	209	(0.79)	0.06
- Hyperactivity-impulsivity	67	(43.0)	89	156	(0.59)	0.42
- Screening items^c	182	(26.7)	400	682	(2.58)	< 0.001
Migraine and ADHD	137	(57.6)	101	238	(0.90)	< 0.001

^aSymptoms of migraine was assessed by the SQM [19],^b ADHD symptoms were assessed by the ASRS [20], ^c Screening as described by Kessing et al. [23], ^d Test of gender differences of total population and subgroup by chi-square test, ^e percentage females of the subgrup, ^f percentage of the total sample

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