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Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2011 Dec 20;21(6):973–981. doi: 10.1007/s10826-011-9557-x

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Treatment Group at Pre-treatment

Variable COMM
Mean (SD) or n
n = 39
CLIN
Mean (SD) or n
n = 37
TAU
Mean (SD) or n
n = 29
Sex
Male (N = 80) 30 29 21
Female (N = 25) 9 8 8
Ethnic Group
Caucasian (N = 55) 18 19 18
African-American (N = 43) 17 16 10
Hispanic (N = 1) 1 0 0
Bi-racial (N = 6) 3 2 1
Age (in years) 8.72 (1.75) 8.84 (1.69) 9.22 (1.75)
Socioeconomic statusa 37.62 (10.42) 35.78 (12.78) 28.93 (10.51)*
Number of ODD/CD symptoms 7.44 (1.97) 8.16 (2.01) 7.90 (3.06)
Number of treatment sessions 21.44 (6.17)** 14.27 (6.69)** 4.32 (3.26)**
ODD and CD Diagnoses
ODD (N = 82) 32 31 19
CD (N = 23) 7 6 10
Co-morbid ADHD 25 26 24
Raw Hormone Concentrations
Mean Cortisol (µg/dL) 0.15 (0.15) 0.13 (.04) 0.13 (0.05)
Diurnal Change in Cortisol (µg/dL) 0.67 (1.65) 0.38 (0.29) 0.30 (0.35)
Pooled Testosterone (pg/mL) 36.16 (17.03) 38.56 (20.69) 56.23 (26.20)*
Dehydroepiandrosterone (pg/mL) 38.59 (16.94) 44.55 (30.55) 37.02 (19.75)
Androstenedione (pg/mL) 73.79 (51.16) 74.91 (43.08) 113.18 (62.15)**

Note.

**

p < .001;

*

= p < .01.

a

= Based on Hollingshead criteria (range: 14–60).