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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2010 May 21;178(2):317–322. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.11.013

Table 5. Clinically significant status by diagnostic group.

Percentage of youth at or exceeding clinically-significant cutoffs§
Rating Scale TD OCD TD+OCD X2 (df=3)* p
CBCL Scales
Internalizing Score 12.5ab 34a 27b 11.5 0.009
Externalizing Score 10 6 12 1.9 0.59
Total Competence Score 0 0 0 NA NA
Delinquent behavior 3 3 6 4 0.27
Aggressive behavior 12 8 12 2.1 0.55
Attention Problems 30a 23 18a 8.3 0.04
Withdrawal 10 16 6 2.7 0.44
Somatic Complaints 5 3 12 5.0 0.17
Social Problems 10 12 12 5.0 0.92
Thought Problems 15ab 64a 55b 115.0 0.000
Anxiety / Depression 15a 40a 21 28.4 0.000

Note: Means sharing superscripts (a b) are significantly different at the (minimum) p < 0.05 level. CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; NA = Non-applicable;

§

Defined at T-Score ≥ 70 (i.e., at least two standard deviations above published means); *Omnibus chi-squares (follow-up X2 tests were conducted in cases of significant initial omnibus tests).