Table 2. Comparison of self-reported symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among parents of children with and without ADHD based on results of the ADHD Adult Self Report Scale (ASRS)[25]
| subscale | parents of children with ADHD |
parents of children without ADHD |
statistic | p-value |
|
a comparison of fathers and mothers in the ADHD group: ASRS total score (t=1.97, p=0.050), % positive for ADHD using ≥6 symptoms
present for either the attention or hyperactivity subscale as cutoff (p=0.961), % positive for ADHD using ≥4 symptoms as cutoff
(p < 0.001), ASRS AD factor score (t=1.04, p=0.300), ASRS HA factor score (t=3.52, p=0.001). b comparison of fathers and mothers in the control group: ASRS total score (t=0.38, p=0.701), % positive for ADHD using ≥6 symptoms present for either the attention or hyperactivity subscale as cutoff (p < 0.001), % positive for ADHD using ≥4 symptoms as cutoff (p < 0.001), ASRS AD factor score (t=2.97, p=0.004), ASRS HA factor score (t=1.13, p=0.263). | ||||
| ALL PARENTS | n=94 | n=63 | ||
| Total ASRS score, mean (sd) | 41.9 (10.9) | 37.6 (10.1) | t=2.54 | 0.012 |
| ASRS attention deficit (AD) factor score, mean (sd) | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.4) | t=3.73 | < 0.001 |
| ASRS hyperactivity (HA) factor score, mean (sd) | 2.0 (0.4) | 1.9 (0.4) | t=1.41 | 0.159 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥6 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
31 (33.0%) | 3 (4.8%) | exact test | < 0.001 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥4 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
41 (43.6%) | 14 (22.2%) | exact test | 0.006 |
| FATHERS | n=40a | n=30b | ||
| Total ASRS score, mean (sd) | 40.1 (10.0) | 37.2 (11.7) | t=1.09 | 0.282 |
| ASRS attention deficit (AD) factor score, mean (sd) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.4) | t=0.00 | 1.000 |
| ASRS hyperactivity (HA) factor score, mean (sd) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.3) | t=0.00 | 1.000 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥6 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
13 (32.5%) | 3 (10.0%) | exact test | 0.042 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥4 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
13 (32.5%) | 5 (16.7%) | exact test | 0.172 |
| MOTHERS | n=54a | n=33b | ||
| Total ASRS score, mean (sd) | 43.2 (11.5) | 37.9 (8.5) | t=2.48 | 0.021 |
| ASRS attention deficit (AD) factor score, mean (sd) | 2.7 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.4) | t=2.28 | 0.034 |
| ASRS hyperactivity (HA) factor score, mean (sd) | 2.2 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.4) | t=1.82 | 0.072 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥6 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
18 (33.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | exact test | < 0.001 |
| Screen positive for ADHD (≥4 symptoms rated as present in either 9-item ASRS subscale), n (%) |
28 (51.9%) | 9 (27.3%) | exact test | 0.028 |