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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2015 May;76(5):599–606. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14m09095

Table 2.

Lifetime axis I psychiatric disorders of ADHD offspring of parents with BP vs. ADHD offspring of community control parents

Lifetime axis I psychiatric disorder, n (%) ADHD offspring of parents with BP (n=122) ADHD offspring of control parents (n=48) Statistic P value (Effect Size)

Bipolar spectrum disorders 36 (29.5%) 2 (4.2%) FET <0.001 (0.74)
 BP-I 9 (7.4%) 0 (0.0%) FET 0.06 (0.55)
 BP-II 4 (3.3%) 1 (2.1%) FET >0.9 (0.07)
 BP-NOS 23 (18.9%) 1 (2.1%) FET 0.003 (0.61)
Any depression 69 (56.6%) 13 (27.1%) χ2= 11.99 0.001 (0.61)
 Dysthymic disorder 6 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%) FET 0.19 (0.45)
 Major depressive disorder 39 (32.0%) 7 (14.6%) χ2=5.27 0.02 (0.42)
Any anxiety disorders 61 (50.0%) 15 (31.2%) χ2=4.90 0.03 (0.39)
 Generalized anxiety disorder 24 (19.7%) 4 (8.3%) FET 0.11 (0.34)
 Separation anxiety disorder 28 (23.0%) 8 (16.7%) χ2=0.82 0.37 (0.16)
 Social phobia 15 (12.3%) 7 (14.6%) χ2=0.16 0.69 (0.07)
 Specific phobia 28 (23.0%) 7 (14.6%) χ2=1.48 0.23 (0.22)
 Panic disorder 11 (9.0%) 1 (2.1%) FET 0.18 (0.32)
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder 8 (6.6%) 2 (4.2%) FET 0.73 (0.11)
 Posttraumatic stress disorder 10 (8.2%) 5 (10.4%) χ2=0.21 0.65 (0.08)
Disruptive behavior disorders 63 (51.6%) 18 (37.5%) χ2=2.76 0.10 (0.28)
 Oppositional defiant disorder 60 (49.2%) 17 (35.4%) χ2=2.63 0.11 (0.28)
 Conduct disorder 23 (18.9%) 7 (14.6%) χ2=0.43 0.51 (0.12)
Tic disorders 5 (4.1%) 2 (4.2%) FET >0.9 (0.01)
 Transient tic disorder 1 (0.8%) 1 (2.1%) FET 0.49 (0.11)
 Chronic tic disorder 2 (1.6%) 2 (4.2%) FET 0.32 (0.16)
 Tourette’s disorder 2 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) FET >0.9 (0.25)
Elimination disorders 34 (27.9%) 6 (12.5%) χ2=4.52 0.03 (0.39)
 Enuresis 32 (26.2%) 5 (10.4%) χ2=5.06 0.03 (0.42)
 Encopresis 6 (4.9%) 1 (2.1%) FET 0.68 (0.16)
Substance use disorders 21 (17.2%) 6 (12.5%) χ2=0.57 0.45 (0.13)

ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; BP, bipolar disorder; FET, Fisher exact test; NOS, not otherwise specified