Table 4.
Current Diagnoses of Children with Behavioral Disinhibition (BD), Behavioral Inhibition (BI) and Neither
| Disinhibited Children (N=75) | Non-Inhibited, Non-Disinhibited Children (N=73) | Inhibited Children (N=67) | Significance (BD vs Non- BI, Non-BD) with SES, sex, and parental depression covaried | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | z,p, Odds Ratio[95% CI] | |
| Any DBD | 22 | 29% | 7 | 10% | 11 | 16% |
z=2.06, p=.040
OR=2.78 [1.05–7.36] |
| ADHD | 11 | 15% | 4 | 6% | 5 | 8% | z=1.21, p=.22
OR=2.24 [0.61–8.23] |
| ODD | 17 | 23% | 4 | 5% | 7 | 10% |
z=2.08, p=.037
OR=3.47 [1.08–11.20] |
| Conduct | 2 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | p=0.50, by Fisher’s Exact |
| Any Mood | 5 | 7% | 2 | 3% | 3 | 4% | p=0.44, by Fisher’s Exact |
| MDD | 3 | 4% | 2 | 3% | 2 | 3% | p=1.0, by Fisher’s Exact |
| Dysthymia | 2 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | p=0.50, by Fisher’s Exact |
| Bipolar | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | NS |
| Mood + DBD | 5 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3% | p=0.058, by Fisher’s Exact |
| Any Anxiety | 29 | 39% | 15 | 21% | 23 | 34% | z=1.73, p=.083
OR=2.00 [0.91–4.38] |
Abbreviations: Any DBD=any disruptive behavior disorder; includes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), or conduct disorder (CD). Any Mood=any mood disorder; includes major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymia, or bipolar disorder (I or II). Mood+DBD=indicates the presence of both a mood and a disruptive behavior disorder in the same individual. Any Anxiety=any anxiety disorder; includes panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or generalized anxiety disorder.