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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Jul 1;49(8):841–849. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.05.015

TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Predictor Variables for Probands with Mother-rated Child Behavior Checklists

M SD

Demographics
 Age (in years) (n = 166) 10.93 2.77
 Sex (% male) (n = 166) 58.43%
 Parental Socioeconomic Status (n = 159) 65.09 22.04
COMT Genotype
 Val158Met (%Val/Val) (n = 160) 31.25%
Parenting Qualities
 Positive Involvement (n = 162) 63.51 7.59
 Negative/Ineffective Discipline (n = 162) 21.29 4.75
 Deficient Monitoring (n = 162) 12.90 4.52
Child Behavior Checklist Measures
 Aggressive Behavior (n = 166) 10.81 9.30
  Direct Aggression (n = 161) 1.92 2.78
  Relational Aggression (n = 164) 9.15 7.09
 Attention Problems (n = 166) 6.47 5.23

Note: COMT = Catechol O-methyl transferase