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Table 2 Differences in demographic and clinic characteristics and self-report measures between unstable and stable groups of ADHD patients

From: Brain arousal regulation and depressive symptomatology in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

 

Unstable group

Stable group

Test

p

Mean (SD)

n/available n

Mean (SD)

n/available n

Number

 

13

 

18

  

Gender (women)a

46.15

6/13

44.44

8/18

X2 = 0.009

1.000

Age (in years)

32.23 (7.98)

13

32.28 (6.41)

18

T = − 0.729

0.435

Alcohol usersa

83.30

10/12

88.89

16/18

X2 = 0.192

0.661

Nicotine usersa

25.00

3/12

77.78

14/18

X2 = 8.167*

0.004

General sleep

7.45 (2.87)

11

7.23 (2.64)

17

T = 0.208

0.837

Marital status

 Single

92.31

12/13

83.33

15/18

X2 = 3.621

0.164

 Married

0.00

0/13

16.67

3/18

 Divorced

7.69

1/13

0.00

0/18

Graduation

 9th class

30.77

4/13

16.67

3/18

X2 = 3.046

0.218

 10th class

7.69

1/13

33.33

6/18

 12th class

61.54

8/13

50.00

9/18

CAARS (%)b

 DSM-IA

76.92

10/13

88.24

15/17

X2 = 0.679

0.410

 DSM-HYI

61.54

8/13

52.94

9/17

X2 = 0.222

0.638

 DSM-G

76.92

10/13

64.71

11/17

X2 = 0.524

0.469

CAARS (T)

 DSM-IA

79.00 (13.90)

13

78.94 (9.12)

17

T = 0.014

0.989

 DSM-HYI

70.69 (14.79)

13

68.53 (13.75)

17

T = 0.413

0.683

 DSM-G

77.92 (13.08)

13

76.35 (10.70)

17

T = 0.362

0.720

WURSK

42.92 (14.08)

13

36.94 (11.71)

17

T = 1.270

0.214

ASRS

 A-cutoff

4.46 (1.94)

13

4.52 (1.42)

17

T = − 0.111

0.913

 A-sum

17.38 (3.62)

13

16.71 (2.64)

17

T = 0.595

0.557

 B-cutoff

9.08 (2.60)

13

9.23 (1.82)

17

T = − 0.197

0.846

 B-sum

32.31 (6.97)

13

32.83 (5.49)

17

T = − 0.227

0.882

BDI (%)c

33.33

4/12

70.59

12/17

X2 = 5.855*

0.016

BDI (score)

9.75 (5.63)

12

19.06 (11.82)

17

T = − 2.802*

0.018

  1. T T scores, BDI Beck Depression Inventory
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. aPercentage of participants in this group
  4. bPercentage of patients scoring above T-value of 70 in each subscale of CAARS
  5. cPercentage of patients scoring above 13 in BDI