Table 3.

Rank correlations (Spearman’s Rho) between individual ADHD Rating Scale (ADHD-RS) and Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS) item scores among participants with history of ADHD

Nicotine Withdrawal (MNWS) Individual Items
	Items	depressed mood	insomnia	irritable, frustrated, angry	anxious, nervous	difficulty concentrating	restless, impatient	increased appetite	desire, craving to smoke	MNWS Total Score
ADHD (ADHD-RS) Individual Items	Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork	0.138	−0.046	0.325*	0.204	0.498†	0.498†	0.186	0.253	0.398*
	Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat	0.101	0.083	−0.102	0.110	0.322*	0.199	−0.156	−0.210	0.034
	Has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities	0.296	−0.068	0.093	0.108	0.433†	0.148	0.087	0.145	0.230
	Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected	0.159	−0.024	0.022	−0.156	0.251	0.196	−0.019	0.102	0.071
	Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly	0.229	−0.212	0.037	−0.127	−0.001	−0.049	−0.159	−0.099	−0.093
	Runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate+	0.077	0.287	−0.006	0.143	0.330*	0.383†	0.118	0.123	0.290
	Does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish work	0.241	0.074	−0.115	0.182	0.311	0.226	0.095	0.034	0.213
	Has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly	0.186	0.005	0.011	0.089	0.430†	0.194	0.164	0.083	0.230
	Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities	0.051	−0.153	−0.213	−0.168	0.151	0.076	0.041	0.326*	0.015
	Is “on the go” or acts as if “driven by a motor”	−0.176	0.204	−0.152	−0.124	0.257	0.157	0.043	0.060	0.080
	Avoids tasks (e.g., schoolwork, homework) that require sustained mental effort	0.242	0.167	0.074	0.496†	0.331*	0.397*	0.133	0.214	0.372*
	Talks excessively	0.031	0.020	0.068	0.161	0.425†	0.335*	0.075	0.069	0.190
	Loses things necessary for tasks or activities	0.162	−0.019	0.009	0.101	0.413†	0.198	0.212	−0.046	0.209
	Blurts out answers before questions have been completed	−0.098	0.015	0.093	0.084	0.110	0.392*	0.045	0.004	0.175
	Is easily distracted	0.065	−0.124	−0.113	0.098	0.317*	0.081	−0.154	−0.054	−0.010
	Has difficulty awaiting turn	0.033	−0.148	−0.067	−0.089	0.223	0.260	−0.078	0.177	0.061
	Is forgetful in daily activities	0.093	−0.056	0.0116	0.339*	0.334*	0.290	0.059	−0.001	0.260
	Interrupts or intrudes on others	0.046	−0.254	0.170	−0.001	0.380*	0.344*	0.151	0.089	0.186
	ADHD-RS Total Score	0.108	0.108	−0.006	0.113	0.400†	0.283	0.001	0.285

^*p < 0.05

^†p < 0.01