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Table 4 The influence of ADHD diagnosis on borderline symptomatology and on impulsivity

From: ADHD in adolescents with borderline personality disorder

 

BPD (N = 76)

BPD-ADHD (N = 9)

Analysis *

 

M (SD)

95% CI

M (SD)

95% CI

F (p)§

F (p)#

DIB-R

      

   - Affect

1.6 (0.6)

1.5-1.8

1.2 (0.8)

0.6-1.9

2.82 (0.06)

2.01 0.07)

   - Cognition

1.1 (0.8)

0.9-1.3

0.3 (0.5)

-0.5-0.7

6.32 (0.02)

1.24 0.29)

   - Impulsivity

1.5 (0.6)

1.3-1.7

1.9 (0.3)

1.6-2.5

4.10 (0.04)

0.34 0.89)

   - Interpersonal relationships

1.3 (0.8)

1.1-1.4

1.4 (0.7)

0.1-2.0

0.04 (0.84)

3.59 (0.05)

Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11)

      

   - Attentional/Cognitive impulsivity

12.2 (3.1)

11.3-13.0

17.6 (2.9)

14.0-21.2

8.57 (0.01)

0.48 0.82)

   - Motor impulsivity

11.9 (4.7)

10.6-13.0

17.6 (3.6)

13.2-22.0

1.99 (0.17)

1.24 0.30)

   - Non-planning impulsivity

16.5 (5.8)

14.7 (18.1)

24.2 (1.9)

21.8-26.6

3.57 (0.07)

1.42 (0.22)

Family Assessment Device

16.0 (7.8)

14-18

22.4 (8.6)

12-33

1.48 (0.23)

1.21 (0.31)

Global Assessment of Functioning

47.1 (14.4)

44-50

47.6 (12.4)

38-57

0.24 (0.63)

0.88 (0.52)

  1. * Nested analysis of variance controlling for recruitment centres. § Differences between diagnostic groups. # Differences between recruitment centres (nested within diagnostic groups)