Table 5.
Integration of scales to identify Predictors for ADHD Clinical Diagnosis
Variable | Categorical | Continuous | ||
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F Value | P | F Value | P | |
Student Report of Current ADHD | 5.80 | 0.0172 | 7.59 | 0.0066 |
Parental Report of Childhood ADHD | 44.07 | <.0001 | 53.69 | <0.0001 |
Prior Stimulant Medication Use | 5.56 | 0.0197 | 6.18 | 0.0140 |
CCAPS: - Academic Distress Subscale | 9.30 | 0.0027 | 10.18 | 0.0017 |
- Distress Index Subscale | 4.25 | 0.0409 | - | - |
PAI: - Anxiety Subscale | - | - | 9.39 | 0.0026 |
Both Categorical and Continues (scale mean score) measures showa positive association of ADHD diagnosis with student and parent reports of ADHD symptoms, and prior stimulant use; and negative association with other self-reported psychiatric symptoms on CCAPS-34 and PAI scales.