NCHS Data Brief. 2025 Dec;(543). doi: 10.15620/cdc/174629.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: This report describes rates and characteristics of health center visits by adults with diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), using data from the 2023 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Health Center (NAMCS HC) Component.
METHODS: Data for this report are from the 2023 NAMCS HC Component, and 95 health centers participated out of the 315 health centers that were contacted to participate, resulting in a response rate of 30.2% (unweighted). Data analyses were performed using the statistical packages SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, N.C.) and SAS-callable SUDAAN version 11.0 (RTI International, Research Triangle Park, N.C.). Two-tailed t tests with a significance level of p < 0.05 were used to determine statistically significant differences.
KEY FINDINGS: The health center visit rate for adults with ADHD was 52.6 visits per 10,000 adults in 2023 and decreased by age, with adults with ADHD ages 18-24 having the highest rate (92.6) and those age 65 and older having the lowest rate (6.5). An estimated 69.6% of health center visits by adults with ADHD included documentation in the electronic health record of a co-diagnosis of any of the selected mental health disorders.
PMID:41678835 | DOI:10.15620/cdc/174629
