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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009 Feb;37(2):153–167. doi: 10.1007/s10802-008-9278-9

Table 3.

Univariate model fit indices and parameter estimates (and 95% confidence intervals) for ADHD, ODD and CD symptom, age 9–10 years

Overall fit Parameter estimates (95 % CI)
-2LL Df BIC AIC χ2 df p A C E A C E
Saturated 1026.08 1188 −3297.53 ADHD-symptoms
I: Boys ≠ Girls
  rGmf free 1034.28 1196 −3319.09 −7.93 8.07 8 .43
II: Boys ≠ Girls
  rCmf free 1034.35 1196 −3319.05 7.73 8.27 8 .41
III: Boys ≠ Girls
 rGmf, rCmf fixed 1034.35 1197 −3322.26 −9.73 8.27 9 .51
IV: Boys = Girls
1034.53 1200 −3331.79 −15.55 8.45 12 .75 .61 (.46–.68) .00 (.00–.13) .39 (.32–.46) Same as males
Saturated 433.072 1189 −3597.24 ODD-symptoms
I: Boys ≠ Girls
  rGmf free 437.10 1197 −3620.89 −11.97 4.03 8 .85
II: Boys ≠ Girls
  rCmf free 437.06 1197 −3620.90 −12.01 3.99 8 .86
III: Boys ≠ Girls
 rGmf, rCmf fixed 437.10 1198 −3624.09 −13.97 4.03 9 .91
IV: Boys = Girls
438.17 1201 −3633.18 −18.90 5.10 12 .95 .34 (.13–.56) .25 (.06–.43) .41 (.34–.48) Same as males
Saturated 84.18 1192 −3783.26 CD-symptoms
I: Boys ≠ Girls
  rGmf free 94.56 1200 −3803.74 −5.62 10.38 8 .24 .39 (.12–.70) .32 (.03–.56) .28 (.22–.37) .44 (.17–.74) .26 (.00–.50) .30 (.23–.39)
II: Boys ≠ Girls
  rCmf free 99.19 1200 −3801.42 −0.99 15.01 8 .06
III: Boys ≠ Girls
 rGmf, rCmf fixed 97.64 1201 −3805.41 −4.54 13.46 9 .14
IV: Boys = Girls
114.32 1204 −3806.69 6.14 30.14 12 .003
IVa: Boys = Girls
  rGmf free 107.23 1203 −3807.03 1.05 23.05 11 .017

Note. Model I: estimates different variance components and different genetic effects in the sexes; Model II: estimates different variance components and different shared environmental effects in the sexes; Model III: estimates different variance components in the sexes; Model IV: estimates same variance components in both sexes; Model IVa (fit only for CD symptoms) estimates different genetic effects but with equal magnitude of variance components in both sexes. Models I thru IVa are compared to the saturated covariance model in each case. A = variance due to additive genetic influences; C = variance due to shared environmental influences; E = variance due to non-shared environmental influences.