Table 2.
Childhood Characteristics as a Function of Presence/Absence of Conduct Disorder
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ADHD |
ADHD+CD |
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n = 66 |
n = 31 |
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| Measure | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p |
| Age | 9.04 | 1.36 | 9.18 | 1.17 | 0.47 | 0.64 |
| SES | 38.21 | 19.03 | 31.81 | 14.10 | 1.75 | 0.09 |
| WISC-R/III-FSIQ | 95.47 | 14.19 | 90.73 | 14.29 | 1.51 | 0.22 |
| CBCL | ||||||
| Attention problems | 71.25 | 9.95 | 74.30 | 10.14 | 1.33 | 0.19 |
| Externalizing | 66.06 | 10.66 | 78.22 | 7.32 | 3.22 | 0.03 |
| Internalizing | 63.97 | 12.30 | 67.81 | 11.07 | 2.16 | 0.10 |
| IOWA Conners | ||||||
| I/O | 10.67 | 3.27 | 12.40 | 2.75 | 2.51 | 0.01 |
| O/D | 7.14 | 4.81 | 10.30 | 3.80 | 3.15 | <0.01 |
| DISC | χ2 | p | ||||
| % ANX | 22.72 | 50.00 | 7.41 | 0.01 | ||
| % MOOD | 6.06 | 18.75 | 3.79 | 0.05 | ||
ANX = any anxiety disorder; CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; CD = conduct disorder; DISC = Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children; FSIQ = Full Scale IQ; IOWA = Inattention/Overactivity with Aggression Rating Scale; I/O = inattention/overactivity; MOOD = any mood disorder; O/D = oppositional/defiant; SES = socioeconomic status; WISC-R/III = Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised/3rd Ed.