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. 2023 Oct 6;14:1232606. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1232606

Table 2.

The association of positive screening for ADHD and PTSD with PLEs after controlling for the effects of potential confounding factors.

Model Independent variable Dependent variable
PLEs DLEs HLEs
Model 1
(ADHD + PTSD)
ADHD F = 158.342,
p < 0.001
F = 156.648,
p < 0.001
F = 74.281,
p < 0.001
PTSD F = 132.799,
p < 0.001
F = 120.507,
p < 0.001
F = 75.018,
p < 0.001
ADHD × PTSD F = 16.329,
p < 0.001
F = 12.461,
p < 0.001
F = 12.558,
p < 0.001
Model 2
(ADHD + PTSD + sociodemographic characteristics)
ADHD F = 153.580,
p < 0.001
F = 149.833,
p < 0.001
F = 74.112,
p < 0.001
PTSD F = 129.647,
p < 0.001
F = 115.684
p < 0.001
F = 75.365
p < 0.001
ADHD × PTSD F = 15.672,
p < 0.001
F = 11.589,
p < 0.001
F = 12.570,
p < 0.001
Age F = 8.012,
p = 0.005
F = 7.084,
p = 0.008
F = 4.741,
p = 0.030
Gender F = 4.171,
p = 0.041
F = 1.350,
p = 0.245
F = 7.636,
p = 0.006
Education F = 38.976
p < 0.001
F = 55.627,
p < 0.001
F = 5.318,
p = 0.021
Vocational status F = 2.151,
p = 0.143
F = 1.361,
p = 0.243
F = 2.138,
p = 0.144
Model 3
(ADHD + PTSD + sociodemographic characteristics + depression + substance use)
ADHD F = 52.723,
p < 0.001
F = 49.430,
p < 0.001
F = 25.376,
p < 0.001
PTSD F = 65.350,
p < 0.001
F = 54.156,
p < 0.001
F = 39.746,
p < 0.001
ADHD × PTSD F = 12.808,
p < 0.001
F = 8.826,
p = 0.003
F = 10.354,
p = 0.001
Age F = 10.063,
p < 0.001
F = 8.984,
p = 0.003
F = 5.343,
p = 0.021
Gender F = 13.752,
p < 0.001
F = 7.846,
p = 0.005
F = 14.036,
p < 0.001
Education F = 32.333,
p < 0.001
F = 48.866,
p < 0.001
F = 3.022,
p = 0.082
Vocational status F = 1.081,
p = 0.299
F = 0.492,
p = 0.483
F = 1.380,
p = 0.240
Depression F = 540.563,
p < 0.001
F = 572.34,
p < 0.001
F = 196.916,
p < 0.001
Substance use F = 8.755,
p = 0.003
F = 5.811,
p = 0.016
F = 7.443
p = 0.006

ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; DLEs, delusion-like experiences; HLEs, hallucination-like experiences; PLEs, psychotic-like experiences; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.