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Table 5 Characteristics of studies related to strabismus and mental disorders

From: Visual and auditory attention defects in children with intermittent exotropia

Study

Country

Design

Sample size (Strabismus/Control)

Average age (y) (Strabismus/Control)

No. (%) of patients with mental illness

 

No. (%) of patients diagnosed with ADHD

 

Strabismus

Control

P value

Strabismus

Control

P value

McKenzie et al. (2009)

United States

Retrospective

183; 183

21.9; 22.2

97 (53.0)

55 (30.1)

< 0.001

28(15.3)

8(4.4)

0.001

Lee et al. (2022)

United States

Cross-sectional

163,439; 11,652,553

8.0; 8.0

1416 (0.9)

60,905 (0.5)

< 0.001

NA

NA

NA

Olson et al. (2012)

United States

Retrospective

127; 127

20.4; 19.1

42 (33.1)

20 (15.7)

0.025

8 (6.3)

6 (4.7)

0.583

Mohney et al. (2008)

United States

Cross-sectional

141; 141

20.3; 20.9

75 (53.2)

38 (27.0)

< 0.001

25(17.7)

7(5.0)

0.001

Our study

China

Cross-sectional

49; 29

7.8; 8.1

NA

NA

NA

22(44.9)

5(17.2)

0.013

  1. ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; NA: not applicable