Table 1:
Demographical, neurocognitive and clinical characteristics in groups of controls and ADHD probands (including ADHD remitters and persisters).
| Controls (N = 35) |
ADHD (N = 32) |
Remitters (N=16) |
Persisters (N=16) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD | Mean (SD) | P | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | |
| Age | 24.24 (2.3) | 24.60 (2.1) | 0.51 | 24.81 (2.3) | 24.39 (1.9) | 0.57 |
| Full-scale IQ | 104.21 (15) | 96.81 (14.3) | 0.07 | 99.58 (14.2) | 94.11 (11.5) | 0.24 |
| Socioeconomic status | 51.59 (14.8) | 43.73 (17.2) | 0.06 | 43.28 (14.9) | 40.56 (19.8) | 0.57 |
| CAARS (raw score) | ||||||
| Inattentive | 4.03 (3.5) | 8.09 (5.1) | <0.001 | 5.75 (4.9) | 10.44 (4.3) | 0.007 |
| Hyperacitive/impuls | 4.58 (2.6) | 8.66 (4.9) | <0.001 | 5.88 (3.8) | 11.44 (4.3) | 0.001 |
| ADHD Total | 8.82 (5.2) | 16.59 (9.2) | <0.001 | 11.94 (8.2) | 21.25 (7.9) | 0.003 |
| N (%) | N (%) | P | N (%) | N (%) | P | |
| Male | 30 (85.7) | 27 (84.4) | 0.88 | 14 (87.5) | 13 (81.3) | 0.63 |
| Right-handed | 31 (88.6) | 28 (87.5) | 0.89 | 14 (87.5) | 14 (87./5) | 1 |
| Race | 0.41 | 0.70 | ||||
| Caucasian | 14 (40.0) | 17 (53.1) | 8 (50.0) | 9 (56.3) | ||
| African American | 13 (37.1) | 7 (21.9) | 4 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) | ||
| More than one race | 6 (17.1) | 8 (25) | 4 (25.0) | 4 (25.0) | ||
| Asian | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.21 | 0.72 | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 12 (34.3) | 15 (46.9) | 7 (43.8) | 8 (50.0) | ||
CAARS: Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale