Table 4.
Working memory performance for ADHD subtypes and normal controls
| Measure | |||||||
| ADHD-CT (n = 17) | ADHD-IA (n = 16) | NC (n = 18) | |||||
| M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | Post hoc comparisons with covariates | |
| Arithmetic | 11.65 | 0.58 | 11.75 | 0.60 | 13.39 | 0.56 | ns |
| Digit Span | 11.71 | 0.66 | 11.12 | 0.68 | 13.39 | 0.64 | NC>ADHD-IA (p = .02)b |
| Letter-Number-Sequencing | 11.65 | 0.69 | 11.31 | 0.71 | 14.33 | 0.67 | NC>ADHD-CT, ADHD-IA (p = 0.03) |
| Spatial Span | 11.59 | 1.02 | 11.00 | 0.42 | 11.94 | 0.53 | ns |
| PASAT Averaged over ISIa | (n = 16) | (n = 14) | (n = 17) | ||||
| Correct | 31.66 | 2.17 | 31.64 | 2.33 | 38.81 | 2.11 | ns |
| Omission Errors | 15.33 | 1.97 | 15.59 | 2.10 | 8.22 | 1.91 | NC<ADHD-CT (p = 0.008) |
| Longest Sequence | 8.25 | 2.58 | 12.31 | 2.62 | 16.91 | 2.50 | NC<ADHD-CT (p = 0.02) |
Note. NC = normal control, ADHD-IA = inattentive type, ADHD-CT = combined type.
aIn some cases on the PASAT there were missing data due to technical problems in the computer recording responding. This included missing data for one ADHD-CT participant, two ADHD-IA participants, and one NC participant for PASAT measures only.
bExploratory analyses