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. 2011 Apr 7;11:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-54

Table 3.

Sorted ADHD symptom frequencies in probands, divided by centre

Probands
(N = 1068)
Controls
(N = 79)°
Logistic
regression §



SWI_Z BEL_G IRL_D NLD_G ISR_P GER_E NLD_A ESP_V ISR_J ENG_L/S GER_G All centres χp2 p All centres Tw # p



Inattention
IA8 Distracted 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4 100.0 99.8 4.8 n.s. 87.3 0.000 .988
IA1 Attention to details 100.0 100.0 98.0 98.8 100.0 100.0 99.4 100.0 100.0 99.4 100.0 99.4 8.0 n.s. 69.6 3.809 .051
IA5 Organising tasks 92.3 100.0 93.0 97.0 97.7 100.0 97.4 100.0 98.3 96.6 98.8 97.1 17.0 n.s. 58.2 5.336 .021
IA6 Reluctance to begin 94.2 84.4 93.0 86.1 94.7 94.4 96.1 95.9 93.3 95.5 100.0 93.6 29.4 ** 60.8 0.219 .640
IA3 Listening 94.2 96.9 89.0 81.2 99.2 97.2 96.1 98.6 100.0 86.0 98.8 92.4 74.3 *** 49.4 6.718 .010
IA4 Following instructions 75.0 71.9 89.0 80.0 92.5 80.6 92.9 87.8 96.7 91.6 90.2 88.0 36.7 *** 51.9 0.151 .698
IA2 Sustaining attention 78.8 90.6 89.0 91.5 79.7 83.3 90.3 78.4 88.3 86.6 100.0 87.5 41.5 *** 44.3 0.746 .388
IA7 Losing things 71.2 71.9 82.0 77.6 78.2 88.9 85.8 90.5 81.7 88.8 89.0 83.1 24.5 ** 45.6 0.603 .437
IA9 Forgetful 80.8 84.4 80.0 79.4 77.4 86.1 84.5 82.4 80.0 83.8 86.6 81.9 6.2 n.s. 46.8 0.172 .678



Mean (inattention) 87.4 88.9 90.3 87.9 91.0 92.3 93.6 92.6 93.1 92.0 95.9 91.4 26.9 57.1 1.973
Hyperactivity Impuslivity



IMP9 Interrupting/intruding 96.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.3 99.4 98.8 99.3 13.3 n.s. 77.2 1.766 .184
HYP1 Fidgeting 98.1 88.5 96.0 98.8 96.2 100.0 99.4 98.6 98.3 98.9 100.0 98.4 12.0 n.s. 44.3 7.215 .007
HYP3 Running about/climbing 84.6 87.5 93.0 93.3 97.7 91.7 96.1 93.2 98.3 96.6 100.0 94.9 26.7 ** 34.2 10.569 .001
HYP5 Being 'on the go' 80.8 78.1 85.0 97.0 91.7 94.4 95.5 91.9 95.0 96.6 98.8 93.2 41.2 *** 32.9 7.956 .005
IMP8 Difficulties waiting turn 92.3 96.9 92.0 97.0 88.7 94.4 92.9 87.8 90.0 88.3 98.8 92.2 23.9 ** 40.5 3.856 .050
HYP6 Talking 82.7 93.8 95.0 95.2 86.5 91.7 88.4 97.3 86.7 93.3 97.6 91.9 26.8 ** 58.2 1.641 .200
HYP2 Leaving seat 80.8 78.1 90.0 89.1 84.2 83.3 89.7 86.5 98.3 90.5 98.8 89.0 31.4 ** 36.7 2.798 .094
IMP7 Blurting out 75.0 87.5 85.0 82.4 90.2 83.3 78.7 87.8 76.7 82.1 86.6 83.2 14.5 n.s. 45.6 0.920 .338
HYP4 Quiet activities 59.6 68.8 73.0 80.0 73.7 80.6 69.7 79.7 81.7 89.4 93.9 78.5 50.6 *** 27.8 1.129 .288
Mean (hyperactivity/impulsivity) 83.3 86.6 89.9 92.5 89.7 91.0 90.0 91.4 91.5 92.8 97.0 91.2 91.4 44.16 4.205



Overall Mean 85.4 87.7 90.1 90.2 90.4 91.7 91.8 92.0 92.3 92.4 96.5 91.3 36.9 50.63 3.09

Notes: For abbreviations of sites see methods section; sites in ascending order (overall mean); symptoms in descending order (All sites) within subtypes

χp2 Partial chi-square of hierarchical logliniear analysis

*** p < .001 ** p < .01 * p < .05 n.s. p ≥ .05

° Diagnosed siblings without ADHD diangosis (ADHD-NT)

§ R2 = .272 (Cox & Snell), .689 (Nagelkerke). Model X2 (18) = 363.6, p < .001.

# Tw = Wald statistics (b/S.E.b)2