TABLE 3.
Comparison of demographic and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms between children with positive parental screening and positive teacher screening.
| Variable | Positive screening of the parents (n = 30) | Positive screening of the teachers (n = 60) | χ 2/t/Z | P |
| Sex | ||||
| Boy | 20 (67%) | 43 (72%) | 0.238 | 0.626 |
| Girl | 10 (33%) | 17 (28%) | ||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 8.7 ± 1.7 | 9.1 ± 1.8 | −0.988 | 0.326 |
| Grade Level | −1.152 | 0.249 | ||
| Grade 1 | 5 (17%) | 8 (13%) | ||
| Grade 2 | 4 (13%) | 4 (7%) | ||
| Grade 3 | 5 (17%) | 10 (17%) | ||
| Grade 4 | 10 (33%) | 21 (35%) | ||
| Grade 5 | 4 (13%) | 8 (13%) | ||
| Grade 6 | 2 (7%) | 9 (15%) | ||
| Total score (ADHD-IA) P50 (P25, P75) |
19 (17, 22) | 20 (16, 26) | −0.374 | 0.708 |
| The average score for each item (ADHD-IA) P50 (P25, P75) | 2.1 (1.9, 2.4) | 2.2 (1.8, 2.8) | −0.374 | 0.708 |
| Number of positive items (ADHD-IA) P50 (P25, P75) | 7 (6, 9) | 8 (6, 9) | −1.263 | 0.207 |
| Total score (ADHD-HI) P50 (P25, P75) |
13 (7, 17) | 17 (11, 24)* | −2.09 | 0.037 |
| The average score for each item (ADHD-HI) P50 (P25, P75) | 1.4 (0.8, 1.9) | 1.9 (1.2, 2.6)* | −2.09 | 0.037 |
| Number of positive items (ADHD-HI) P50 (P25, P75) | 4 (1, 7) | 7 (2, 9)* | −1.997 | 0.046 |
| Positive only in ADHD-IA, n (%) | 19 (63%) | 25 (42%) | 3.757 | 0.053 |
| Positive only in ADHD-HI, n (%) | 2 (7%) | 6 (10%) | Fisher | 0.714 |
| Positive in both ADHD-IA and ADHD-HI, n (%) | 9 (30%) | 29 (48%) | 2.756 | 0.097 |
ADHD-IA, inattention dimension in SNAP-IV; ADHD-HI, hyperactivity/impulsivity dimension in SNAP-IV.
*P < 0.05 compared with the positive screening of the parents’ group.