Life expectancy and years of life lost for adults with diagnosed ADHD in the UK: matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly 3% of adults have attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although in the UK, most are undiagnosed. Adults with ADHD on average experience poorer educational and employment outcomes, worse physical and mental health and are more likely to die prematurely. No studies have yet used mortality data to examine the life expectancy deficit experienced by adults with diagnosed ADHD in the UK or worldwide.

Aims

This study used the life-table method to calculate the life-expectancy deficit for people with diagnosed ADHD using data from UK primary care.

Method

A matched cohort study using prospectively collected primary care data (792 general practices, 9 561 450 people contributing eligible person-time from 2000-2019). We identified 30 039 people

SUBMITTER: O'Nions E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617439 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature