Table 3.
Parent measurements at start and end of the few-foods diet (last observation carried forward) in groups of children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)–medication (Table 3A) and with and without some elimination diet (Table 3B) at start.
| Start | End | Mean difference start-end (95% CI) |
p value1 | %SR | Cohen’s d | Start | End | Mean difference start-end (95% CI) |
p value1 | %SR | Cohen’s d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 3A | Children with ADHD-medication at start | Children without ADHD-medication at start | |||||||||||
| Abbreviated Conners’s scale | (n=27*) | (n=30) | |||||||||||
| Score (0-30) | 18.1 (6.1) |
13.3 (7.8) |
4.8 (2.2–7.4) |
<0.001 | 26.5 | 0.69 | 19.9 (5.1) |
9.6 (7.5) |
10.3 (7.4–13.1) |
<0.0001 | 51.8 | 1.61 | |
| ADHD rating scale | (n=27*) | (n=30*) | |||||||||||
| Parent total score (0–54) | 36.3 (10.1) |
23.9 (12.9) |
12.4 (7.2–17.6) |
<0.0001 | 34.2 | 1.07 | 35.7 (9.4) |
18.3 (12.1) |
17.4 (12.1–22.7) |
<0.0001 | 48.7 | 1.61 | |
| Parent inattention score (0–27) | 21.1 (4.9) |
14.3 (8.0) |
6.8 (3.9–9.7) |
<0.001 | 32.2 | 1.03 | 18.7 (6.5) |
10.1 (6.4) |
8.6 (5.9–11.3) |
<0.0001 | 46.0 | 1.33 | |
| Parent hyperactivity and impulsivity score (0–27) |
15.2 (6.4) |
9.6 (6.0) |
5.6 (2.9–8.2) |
<0.001 | 36.8 | 0.90 | 16.7 (6.8) |
7.9 (7.1) |
8.8 (5.8–11.8) |
<0.0001 | 52.7 | 1.27 | |
| Structured psychiatric interview | (n=11**) | (n=18) | |||||||||||
| Parent ODD score (0–8) | 5.2 (1.4) |
3.2 (2.2) |
2.0 (0.4–3.6) |
<0.05 | 38.5 | 1.08 | 5.2 (1.0) |
1.7 (2.0) |
3.6 (2.7–4.4) |
<0.0001 | 67.3 | 2.21 | |
| Table 3B | Children with some elimination diet at start | Children without some elimination diet at start | |||||||||||
| Abbreviated Conners’ scale | (n=15) | (n=42) | |||||||||||
| Score (0-30) | 18.1 (6.3) |
9.3 (7.3) |
8.8 (4.6–13.0) |
<0.001 | 48.6 | 1.29 | 19.4 (5.4) |
12.1 (8.0) |
7.3 (4.9–9.6) |
<0.0001 | 37.6 | 1.07 | |
| ADHD rating scale | (n=15) | (n=42) | |||||||||||
| Parent total score (0–54) | 33.3 (10.3) |
15.9 (10.8) |
17.4 (10.1–24.7) |
<0.001 | 52.3 | 1.65 | 36.9 (9.4) |
22.7 (12.9) |
14.2 (9.8–18.6) |
<0.0001 | 38.5 | 1.26 | |
| Parent inattention score (0–27) |
17.9 (6.9) |
8.7 (5.8) |
9.3 (5.6–13.0) |
<0.001 | 51.4 | 1.44 | 20.5 (5.3) |
13.4 (7.7) |
7.2 (4.8–9.5) |
<0.0001 | 34.6 | 1.07 | |
| Parent hyperactivity/ impulsivity score (0–27) |
14.9 (7.0) |
6.8 (6.5) |
8.1 (3.9–12.4) |
<0.01 | 54.4 | 1.20 | 16.4 (6.5) |
9.4 (6.5) |
7.0 (4.6–9.3) |
<0.0001 | 42.7 | 1.08 | |
| Structured psychiatric interview | (n=8) | (n=21) | |||||||||||
| Parent ODD score (0–8) | 5.1 (0.8) |
1.8 (2.2) |
3.4 (1.6–5.2) |
<0.01 | 64.7 | 1.99 | 5.2 (1.3) |
2.4 (2.2) |
2.8 (1.9–3.7) |
<0.0001 | 53.8 | 1.55 | |
Data are mean (SD). ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ODD, oppositional defiant disorder; SR, scale reduction. *21of 27 and **7 of 11 children ((78% and 64% respectively) without medication at end. 1paired t-test.