Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Overall and by Groupa.
| Characteristic | Total (N = 185) |
ARC (n = 90) |
BBT (n = 95) |
Test | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 11.3 (2.6) | 11.3 (2.7) | 11.3 (2.4) | t183 = 0.10 | .92 | |
| Females | 107 (57.8) | 53 (58.9) | 54 (56.8) | χ21 = 0.08 | .78 | |
| White | 144 (77.8) | 73 (81.1) | 71 (74.7) | χ21 = 1.09 | .30 | |
| Hispanic | 38 (20.7) | 20 (22.5) | 18 (18.9) | χ21 = 0.35 | .56 | |
| Living with both biological parents | 125 (67.6) | 58 (64.4) | 67 (70.5) | χ21 = 0.78 | .38 | |
| Parent at least a college graduate | 116 (63.7) | 55 (61.8) | 61 (65.6) | χ21 = 0.28 | .60 | |
| Treated in San Diego, California | 96 (51.9) | 47 (52.2) | 49 (51.6) | χ21 = 0.01 | .93 | |
| Family monthly income (in thousands), median (range), $ | 4.4 (0-21) | 4.4 (0-18) | 4.2 (0.6-21) | z = −0.33 | .74 | |
| Clinically significant depression | 71 (38.4) | 35 (38.9) | 36 (37.9) | χ21 = 0.02 | .89 | |
| CDRS-R score, mean (SD) | 32.9 (12.6) | 33.7 (12.5) | 32.2 (12.6) | t182 = 0.84 | .40 | |
| CGI-S score, mean (SD) | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.1 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) | t183 = −0.95 | .34 | |
| CGAS score, mean (SD) | 56.1 (6.5) | 56.4 (7.1) | 55.9 (6.5) | t183 = 0.56 | .58 | |
| PARS score, mean (SD) | 14.9 (5.2) | 14.4 (5.1) | 15.3 (5.3) | t183 = −1.10 | .27 |
Abbreviations: ARC, assisted referral to care; BBT, brief behavioral therapy; CDRS-R, Children’s Depression Rating Scale–Revised; CGAS, Children's Global Adjustment Scale; CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression–Severity; PARS, Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale.
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Data are presented as number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.