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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2006 Sep 5;141B(6):615–622. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30344

Table 4.

Prevalence of psychopathology by age group in children with WS

Diagnosis Ages 4 -6 years Ages 7 -10 years Ages 11 – 16 years χ2
N = 40 % N = 44 % N = 35 %
ADHD 22 55.0 35 79.5 20 57.1 χ2(2)=6.77, p=.034*
Inattentive 11 50.0 22 62.9 17 85.0
Combined 9 40.9 8 22.9 1 5.0 χ2(2)=11.76, p=.003a*
Hyperactive-Impulsive 2 9.1 1 2.9 0 0
Separation anxiety 2 5.0 4 9.1 2 5.7
Social phobia 0 0 2 5.7
Specific phobia 18 45.0 27 61.4 19 54.3 χ2(2)=2.26, p=.323
Panic disorder w/Agoraphobia 0 1 2.3 0
GAD 0 6 13.6 8 22.9 χ2(2)=9.63, p=.008*
OCD 0 2 4.5 1 2.9
PTSD 0 0 1 2.9
ODD 2 5.0 2 4.5 0
No diagnosis 14 35.0 5 11.4 7 26.9 χ2(2)=6.96, p=.03*
a

Type of ADHD as a function of age group

*

Difference is significant