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. 2011 Nov;128(5):970–979. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0367

TABLE 2.

Number and Proportion of Children With Any Diagnosis According to the DISC

Youth sample (N = 7604)a
    Total, n/N (% [95% CI]) 1152/7604 (15.2 [8.6–24.3])
    Gender
        χ2 0.43
        df 1
        P NS
    Age
        χ2 14.8
        df 1
        P <.0001
    Age 7–11 y, n/N (% [95% CI])
        Male 152/1235 (12.3 [8.9–21.7])
        Female 153/1146 (13.4 [7.3–20.3])
    Age 12–17 y, n/N (% [95% CI])
        Male 448/2658 (16.8 [6.9–28.8])
        Female 399/2565 (15.6 [9.1–23.6])
Parent sample (N = 4621)b
    Total, n/N (% [95% CI]) 733/4621 (15.2 [12.1–19.4])
    Gender, n/N (% [95% CI])
        χ2 0.13
        df 1
        P NS
    Age, n/N (% [95% CI])
        χ2 0.84
        df 1
        P NS
    Age 7–11 y, n/N (% [95% CI])
        Male 277/1751 (15.8 [12.6–19.8)
        Female 205/1353 (15.2 [10.2–20.7)
    Age 12–17 y, n/N (% [95% CI])
        Male 122/735 (16.6 [7.7–24.7)
        Female 129/779 (16.6 [7.7–20.9)

df indicates degrees of freedom; NS, not significant.

a

Sample size was 7604, which the combines MECA, Texas, Iowa, Bronx, and Puerto Rico samples.

b

Sample size was 4621, which combines the MECA, Iowa, Bronx, and Puerto Rico samples.