Table 2.
Neurobehavioral assessments of children with ADHD and controls
| Characteristic | ADHD (n = 27) | Controls (n = 26) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBCL T score | 59.65 (6.8) | 50.08 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Withdrawn | 60.81 (13.2) | 50.92 (2.2) | 0.001 |
| Somatic complaints | 55.23 (5.9) | 50.56 (1.7) | 0.001 |
| Anxious/depressed | 57.42 (6.6) | 51.00 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
| Social problems | 60.54 (7.5) | 50.32 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Thought problems | 57.19 (8.3) | 50.28 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
| Attention problems | 61.04 (6.7) | 50.00 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Conduct problems | 56.85 (6.7) | 50.60 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
| Aggressive behavior | 59.73 (8.1) | 50.36 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| Sexual problems | 54.42 (8.4) | 51.68 (4.1) | 0.142 |
| Affective problems | 53.73 (5.2) | 50.00 (0.0) | 0.001 |
| Internalizing score | 57.88 (6.6) | 50.40 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
| Externalizing score | 59.31 (7.2) | 50.32 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| STAI score | |||
| Trait-anxiety score | 26.36 (9.5) | 23.80 (5.3) | 0.25 |
| State-anxiety score | 31.00 (7.5) | 26.00 (4.5) | 0.006 |
| CDI score | 13.08 (6.8) | 5.20 (5.8) | < 0.001 |
| MDQ | < 0.001 | ||
| Mild | 13 (50.0) | 24 (96.0) | |
| Moderate | 8 (30.8) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Severe | 5 (19.2) | 0 | |
| YGTSS score | 0.38 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.327 |
CBCL, Child Behavioral Checklist; MDQ, Mood Disorder Questionnaire; CDI, Children's Depression Inventory; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; YGTSS, Yale Global Tic Severity Scale