Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics: Comparisons between the hyperactive and control groups
| Scale | Hyperactive | Control | t score | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |||
| Baseline | ||||||
| WWP Hyperactivity | 170 | 27.66 (7.38) | 88 | 8.19 (4.83) | 25.46 | <.01 |
| BCL: Conduct problems | 159 | 2.83 (1.56) | 87 | 1.31 (1.03) | 9.16 | <.01 |
| BCL: Emotional Problems | 159 | 1.33 (1.18) | 87 | .83 (.99) | 3.49 | <.01 |
| Carstairs index of deprivation | 167 | −.99 (1.88) | 87 | −.45 (2.25) | −1.91 | .06 |
| Follow‐up | ||||||
| Conners Clinical Index | 166 | 53.63 (28.56) | 86 | 32.88 (22.56) | 6.31 | <.01 |
| Age at follow‐up | 170 | 18.22 (3.76) | 88 | 17.67 (.58) | 1.88 | .06 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 170 | 47.6% | 88 | 45.5% | X² = .11 | .74 |