Table 1

Incidence (IR) of treated attention deficit disorder by age for males aged 5–14 years (1996–2001).

Age (years)Number of casesPerson-yearsIR × 10−3 (95% CI)
5–671722821.0 (0.8 to 1.2)
7–8113729951.5 (1.3 to 1.9)
9–10119670891.8 (1.5 to 2.1)
11–1295623851.5 (1.2 to 1.9)
13–1459601871.0 (0.7 to 1.3)