Table 4.

Comparison of Externalizing and Internalizing BASC-2-PRS T scores by diagnostic group.

		Diagnostic Group		Wilcoxon Rank Test
		PAE (n = 19)	Unexposed Controls (n = 40)
Externalizing Problems composite score	Median score (IQR) 1	68 (10)	50 (9)	W = 604, p < 0.001 **
	At risk (60–69)	9 (47%)	4 (10%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	5 (26%)	2 (5%)
	Total	14 (73%)	6 (15%)
Aggression subscale	Median score (IQR)	60 (11)	50 (8)	W = 604, p < 0.001 **
	At risk (60–69)	8 (42%)	2 (5%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	2 (11%)	2 (5%)
	Total	10 (53%)	4 (10%)
Conduct subscale	Median score (IQR)	60 (16)	51 (14)	W = 575, p = 0.002 *
	At risk (60–69)	5 (26%)	5 (12.5%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	5 (26%)	3 (7.5%)
	Total	10 (52%)	8 (20%)
Hyperactivity subscale	Median score (IQR)	69 (14)	50 (10)	W = 626, p < 0.001 **
	At risk (60–69)	8 (42%)	5 (12.5%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	6 (32%)	2 (5%)
	Total	14 (74%)	8 (17.5%)
Internalizing Problems composite score	Median score (IQR)	50 (19)	50 (15)	W = 423, p = 0.490
	At risk (60–69)	2 (11%)	3 (7.5%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	4 (21%)	4 (10%)
	Total	6 (32%)	7 (17.5%)
Anxiety subscale	Median score (IQR)	49 (23)	49 (16)	W = 372, p = 0.900
	At risk (60–69)	5 (26%)	3 (8%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	2 (11%)	5 (13%)
	Total	7 (37%)	8 (20%)
Depression subscale	Median score (IQR)	58 (15)	51 (11)	W = 477, p = 0.119
	At risk (60–69)	4 (21%)	3 (8%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	4 (21%)	4 (10%)
	Total	8 (42%)	7 (18%)
Somatization subscale	Median score (IQR)	50 (27)	48 (14)	W = 428, p = 0.445
	At risk (60–69)	1 (5%)	6 (15%)
	Clinically significant ≥ 70	5 (26%)	1 (3%)
	Total	6 (32%)	7 (18%)

¹ IQR = interquartile range, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001.