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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2015 Dec 31;25(2):159–179. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2014.969856

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants.

ADHD N = 77 M (SD) Non-ADHD N = 62 M (SD) χ 2/p
Average age at Wave 1a 7.27 (1.14) 7.50 (1.04) .23
Average age at Wave 2b 9.49 (1.26) 9.69 (1.25) .35
% Male 78% 61% .04*
% Caucasian 46% 52% .43
Full-scale IQ 104.85 (13.40) 112.09 (16.16) .01*
Total number of inattention symptoms 6.95 (1.86) 1.76 (1.89) <.001*
Total number of hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms 5.26 (2.70) 1.32 (1.70) <.001*
Total number of ADHD symptoms 12.21 (3.04) 3.08 (2.95) <.001*
Total number of ODD symptoms 3.16 (2.35) 1.02 (1.64) <.001*
% ODD diagnosis 44% 13% <.001*
Total number of CD symptoms .61 (.83) .24 (.50) <.01*
MMBEQ: Positive-social 18.58 (8.19) 20.58 (8.09) .15
MMBEQ: Negative arousal 13.13 (5.37) 11.85 (4.14) .13
MMBEQ: Sedated/impaired 11.99 (4.40) 11.84 (3.44) .83
MMBEQ: Wild/crazy 14.66 (4.11) 13.90 (3.93) .27

Note. ADHD D Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, ODD D Oppositional Defiant Disorder, CD D Conduct Disorder, MMBEQ D Memory Model-Based Expectancy Questionnaire.

a

Age distribution at Wave 1: age 6 D 39, 28%; age 7 D 37, 27%; age 8 D 35, 25%; age 9 D 28, 20%.

b

Age distribution at Wave 2: age 8 D 31, 22%; age 9 D 42, 30%; age 10 D 30, 22%; age 11 D 26, 19%; age 12 D 9, 7%; age 13 D 1, <1%.

*

p < .05.