Table 4.
Evaluation of the groups according to ADHD severity and maternal anxiety/depression levels.
| Variables | PEI (n = 39) |
Control (n = 40) |
U value | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | CI | Mean (SD) | CI | |||
| T-DSM-IV-S-Attention | 7.8 (7.1) | 5–10.6 | 4.2 (4.3) | 2.7–5.6 | 418.000 | 0.006∗ |
| T-DSM-IV-S-Hyperactivity | 8.5 (8.5) | 5.2–11.8 | 5 (4.7) | 3.5–6.6 | 472.000 | 0.022∗ |
| T-DSM-IV-S-OD | 3.8 (4.4) | 2.1–5.5 | 3.5 (3.9) | 2.2–4.8 | 537.500 | 0.913 |
| T-DSM-IV-S-CD | 0.6 (1.9) | −0.1–1.4 | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.1–0.8 | 501.500 | 0.438 |
| Maternal Beck depression scale | 6.9 (6.8) | 3.8–10 | 6.9 (4.1) | 5.5–8.3 | 363.000 | 0.393 |
| Maternal STAI-state | 44.4 (7.6) | 40.9–47.9 | 40.5 (5.7) | 38.7–42.4 | 243.000 | 0.003∗ |
| Maternal STAI-trait | 46.4 (8.2) | 42.6–50.1 | 42.5 (7.4) | 40.1–44.9 | 298.000 | 0.021∗ |
PEI: Penetrating eye injury, CI: confidence interval, n.a: non applicable, T-DSM-IV-S: Turgay DSM-IV based child and adolescent behavior disorders screening and rating scale, OD: opposition defiance, CD conduct disorder.
∗Significant difference.