Table 2.
Characteristics according to use of methylphenidate medication.
| Variables |
No medication (n = 19) |
Methylphenidate medication (n = 13) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, male (n, %) | 11, 57.9 | 11, 84.6 | 0.141 |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 10.2 ± 2.3 | 10.3 ± 1.8 | 0.870 |
| Weight (kg, mean ± SD) | 36.3 ± 11.5 | 34.0 ± 9.5 | 0.558 |
| Height (m, mean ± SD) | 1.40 ± 0.14 | 1.40 ± 0.12 | 0.938 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 18.0 ± 2.6 | 17.1 ± 2.3 | 0.316 |
| CGI-S (m, mean ± SD) | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 0.448 |
SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index. CGI-S, clinical global impression-severity scale.