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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Atten Disord. 2012 Dec 12;20(1):43–52. doi: 10.1177/1087054712466915

Table 4.

External Validation: Five Profiles

Low control High surgency Low neuroticism High
agreeableness
High negative
affect
%ADHD 80 79 44 35 100***
%ADHD-C 33 37 27 6 40
%ADHD-PHI 47 42 12 12 60
%ADHD-PI 0 0 6 18 0***
%ADHD-RI 0 0 4 6 0
P inattention 12.6 (6.39) 14.79 (8.19) 9.26 (7.34) 9 (9.05) 9.5 (9.29)*
P hyper-imp 18.67 (6.14)a,c,d 18.16 (7.9)b,c,d 11.42 (7.78)a,b,c 8.06 (7.49)a,b,d 14.75 (10.37)***
P ODD 10.73 (7.52) 10.53 (8.41) 6.88 (5.83) 5.65 (4.7) 7.5 (5.26)*
T inattention 17.33 (7.06) 14.5 (4.51) 10.3 (8.58) 9.1 (10.73) 24.5 (3.54)*
T hyper-imp 17.33 (6.41)a 17.25 (6.34)b 9.96 (8.32) 7.1 (6.33)a,b 25 (2.83)***
T ODD 1 1.5 (6.83)a 12.75 (9.86)b 5.78 (5.8)a,b 3.1 (3.33)a,b 14 (0)***
P anxiety/depression 4 (0.64) 4.84 (0.57)a,b,c 2.9 (0.35)a,b 2.71 (0.6)a,c 10 (1.2)***
P aggression 20.67 (2.14)a,c,d 18.58 (1.9)b,c,d 10.7 (1.17) a,b,c 9.53 (2.01)a,b,d 19.25 (4.15)***
P PDD 6.47 (0.84)a,c,d 7.11 (0.75)b,c,d 4.08 (0.46)a,b,c 4.06 (0.79)a,b,d 10.5 (1.63)***
T anxiety/depression 2.33 (1.53) 3.5 (0.71) 2.67 (2.64) 5.17 (5.81) 1.5 (2.12)
T aggression 11.33 (6.66)a 39 (8.49)a,b,c,d 13.08 (11.78)b,c 6.33 (5.47)b,d 19 (1.41)**
T PDD 4 (1.73) 14.5 (0.71) 4.75 (4.41) 5.83 (6.31) 7 (4.24)
Response inhibition 0.43 (0.45)a,c 0.54 (0.32)b 0.75 (0.34)a,b 0.76 (0.37)a,c 1.04 (0.53)***
Set-shifting 74.49 (43.23)a 75.34 (41.54)b 36.45 (35.79)a,b 46.75 (40.7)a,b 44.67 (31.32)***
Working memory 1.07 (2.17) 0.18 (0.71 )a,b,c 1.91 (2.27)a,b 2 (2.47)a,c 2 (2.83)**
Change in inattention 2-2.5 3.8-5.8 2.73-3.2 3.1-4.1 4-0
Change in hyper-imp 7-7 7.4-7.8a,b 4.07-4.4a,b,c 4.2-3.9a,c 8-0***
Change in ODD 6-3 5.2-5.4b 3.33-2.27b 3.4-2.8 6-0***
Change in CD 3-2 1.8-2 1.13-1.07 0.8-1.8 0-0

Note: ADHD-C = ADHD-combined subtype; ADHD-PHI = ADHD-predominantly hyperactive-impulsive subtype; ADHD-PI = ADHD-predominantly inattentive subtype; ADHD-RI = ADHD-Inattentive (restrictive) presentation; P = parent-rated; T = teacher-rated; hyper-imp = hyperactivity-impulsivity; ODD = oppositional-defiant disorder; PDD = pervasive developmental disorder; CD = conduct disorder Like superscripts indicate significant differences on least significance difference (LSD) post hoc comparisons.

*

p < .01.

**

p < .05.

***

p < .01 based on chi-square or GLM.