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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Ment Health Res Intellect Disabil. 2014 Oct 3;7(4):287–305. doi: 10.1080/19315864.2014.920941

Table 5.

Percentage of elevated scores on the BASC-II and CBCL Scales for individuals with Down syndrome

At risk (%) At risk (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
CBCL Composite Scales BASC-2 Composite Scales

Externalizing Problems** 20 Externalizing Problems 16 70 94
Internalizing Problems* 14 Internalizing Problems** 4 15 95
Total Problems** 26 Behavior Symptoms Index** 22 69 85

CBCL Syndrome Scales BASC-2 Clinical Scales

Aggressive Behavior** 12 Aggression 6 50 100
Rule-Breaking Behavior* 5 Conduct Problems 12 80 83
Anxious/Depressed* 5 Anxiety 4 80 100
Withdrawn/Depressed** 12 Depression 4 100 98
Somatic Complaints** 10 Somatization 4 10 93
Thought Problems** 25 Atypicality** 25 64 67
Social Problems** 21 Withdrawal** 25 57 58
Attention Problems** 15 Attention Problems** 25 63 58
Hyperactivity** 26

N = 52. Participants were classified as At Risk if scores were ≥ 1 SD (84th percentile) above the mean.

*

Percent of at risk elevations differed from normative expectations at p ≤ .05

**

p ≤ .005; Sensitivity and specificity were calculated using the CBCL as a gold -standard.