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. 2009 Nov 27;32(3):373–384. doi: 10.1007/s10862-009-9174-9

Table 5.

CBCL scale means and ROC Area Under the Curve (AUC) values for children with and without selected ADHD related diagnoses anywhere in their diagnostic profile

CBCL Scale Diagnostic Groups ANOVA ROC
N M SD F p AUC z p
DSM-Oriented ADH ADHD-PI 83 6.9 2.6
No ADHD 229 4.8 3.3 26.8 < .001 .69
DSM-Oriented ADH ADHD-C 110 9.9 2.7
No ADHD 229 4.8 3.3 194.4 < .001 .87
DSM-Oriented ADH ADHD-PI/PH/C 199 8.6 3.1
No ADHD-PI/PH/C 276 5.3 3.5 112.2 < .001 .75
Syndrome Attention ADHD-PI/PH/C 199 10.8 4.0
No ADHD-PI/PH/C 276 6.6 4.5 110.0 < .001 .76 .17 .865
DSM-Oriented ADH ADHD-PI/PH/C 199 8.6 3.1
Disruptive Disorder (No ADHD) 88 6.1 3.0 41.4 < .001 .71
Syndrome Attention ADHD-PI/PH/C 199 10.8 4.0
Disruptive Disorder (No ADHD) 88 7.2 4.0 49.2 < .001 .74 1.19 .234

CBCL Child Behavior Checklist; DSM-Oriented ADH DSM-oriented ADH Problems scale; Syndrome Attention Attention Problems syndrome scale; ADHD-C attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, combined type; ADHD-PI attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, primarily inattentive type; ADHD-PI/PH/C youths with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, primarily inattentive type, primarily hyperactive type, or combined type; Disruptive Disorder (No ADHD) youths with oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder or disruptive behavior disorder not otherwise specified, and no attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (any type). All AUC values are significantly greater than .50, p < .01