Table 5.
Comparison on objective measures and reports of impairments between ADHD concordant and discordant groups and controls.
Controls (n = 167) | Concordant ADHD group (n = 43) | Discordant ADHD group (n = 42) (only parent-reported ADHD) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 17.77 (2.20) | 18.45 (2.90) | 18.16 (3.23) |
Male n (%) | 127c | 34 | 36a |
IQ |
110.23 (12.15)b,c |
97.35 (17.23)a |
94.21 (12.96)a |
DSF | 10.46 (2.15)b,c | 9.26 (2.36)a | 9.33 (1.65)a |
DSB | 8.04 (2.61)b,c | 5.98 (2.36)a | 6.48 (2.45)a |
RTV (CPT-OX) | 79.05 (36.96)b,c | 99.02 (47.56)a | 122.81 (63.26)a |
RTV (Fast Task) | 3.76 (0.89)b,c | 4.86 (0.90)a | 4.59 (0.77)a |
CE | 0.86 (1.33)b,c | 2.05 (2.74)a | 2.17 (2.47)a |
OE | 0.60 (1.00)b,c | 2.95 (3.87)a | 2.64 (4.36)a |
Cue P3 | 6.81 (0.44)b | 6.52 (0.52)a | 6.63 (0.56) |
No-go P3 | 7.17 (0.38)b,c | 6.99 (0.51)a | 6.94 (0.48)a |
CNV | −3.84 (1.86)b,c | −2.80 (1.87)a | −2.81 (1.75)a |
Delta | 1.45 (0.43)c | 1.59 (0.54) | 1.68 (0.56)a |
Theta | −0.25 (0.51)c | −0.14 (0.55) | −0.02 (0.65)a |
Alpha | −0.59 (0.61)b,c | −0.37 (0.64)a | −0.33 (0.77)a |
Beta | −1.80 (0.57)c | −1.67 (0.66) | −1.56 (0.54)a |
Actigraph intensity | 0.77 (0.55)b,c | 1.27 (0.76)a | 1.11 (0.72)a |
Actigraph count | 0.03 (0.06)b | 0.05 (0.04)a | 0.05 (0.04) |
Parent-reported impairment | 2.73 (3.32)b,c | 17.44 (4.97)a,c | 15.26 (5.49)a,b |
Self-reported impairment | 3.29 (3.14)b,c | 15.56 (4.46)a,c | 8.08 (4.20)a,b |
Concordant group: meeting ADHD criteria according to both self- and parent-report.
Discordant group: meeting ADHD criteria according to parent-report only.
Significantly (p < 0.05) different from controls.
Significantly (p < 0.05) different from concordant ADHD group.
Significantly (p < 0.05) different from discordant ADHD group.