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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 6;61(4):508–519. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.807

TABLE 1.

Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Site Comparisons

Characteristic Mean (SD)
or %
(N = 95)
Mean (SD)
or %
Site 1 (n = 51)
Mean (SD)
or %
Site 2 (n = 44)
Statistic p
Gender (% male) 67 61 75 χ2 = 2.17 0.14
Age (years) 17.4 (1.8) 17.7 (1.9) 16.9 (1.7) t = 2.14 0.04
Race:
 White 68 67 70 χ2 = 0.16 0.69a
 African American 23 18 30
 Asian American 3 6 0
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2 4 0
 Multiracial 3 6 0
Ethnicity:
 Hispanic 28 39 16 χ2 = 6.31 0.01
Attending School 94 96 91 Fisher’s Exact 0.41
Highest Grade Completed 10.6 (1.8) 10.6 (1.9) 10.5 (1.6) t = 0.50 0.62
Taking anti-depressant medication 31 37 23 χ2 = 2.35 0.12
Severity of Depression (CDRS-R) 47.1(6.8) 46.0 (5.9) 48.5 (7.6) t = −1.76 0.08
Diagnoses:
 MDD2 83 84 82 χ2 = 0.11 0.75
 DD 8 14 2 Fisher’s exact 0.06
 SP 18 18 19 χ2 = 0.01 0.90
 Panic 9 10 7 Fisher’s exact 0.72
 GAD 14 16 12 χ2 = 0.37 0.54
 PTSD 2 4 0 Fisher’s exact 0.50
 ADHD 22 25 19 χ2 = 0.64 0.42
 ODD 16 22 9 χ2 = 2.62 0.11
 CD 21 29 12 χ2 = 4.41 0.04
 AUD 31 37 23 χ2 = 2.35 0.12
 CUD 83 88 77 χ2 = 2.03 0.16
 ND 11 10 11 Fisher’s exact 0.99
 OSUD 12 12 11 χ2 = 0.004 0.95

Note: Diagnosis of major depressive disorder was based on adolescent report of symptoms on the Voice Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children and parent report of adolescent symptoms, whereas all other diagnoses were based solely on the adolescent Voice Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; AUD = alcohol use disorder; CDRS-R = Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised; CD = conduct disorder; CUD = cannabis use disorder; DD = dysthymic disorder; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder; ND = nicotine dependence; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; OSUD = other substance use disorder; PD = panic disorder; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SP = social phobia.

a

Comparison of percentage White across sites