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Table 1 Distribution and descriptive characteristics of diagnostic groups at admission

From: The impact of ADHD and conduct disorder in childhood on adult delinquency: A 30 years follow-up study using official crime records

Diagnostic groups

N

Male gender

N (%)

CFD

Mean (SD)

CGAS

Mean (SD)

NC*

MR

N (%)

Conduct disorder (F91)

45

37 (82)

4.7 (1.0)

43.5 (6.4)

43

1 (2)

Disturbance of activity and attention/ADHD (F90.0)

40

30 (75)

3.4 (1.6)

41.4 (7.1)

36

13 (36)

Hyperkinetic conduct disorder (F90.1)

46

39 (85)

4.1 (1.4)

40.0 (4.1)

43

7 (16)

Mixed disorder of conduct and emotions (F92)

78

55 (71)

4.6 (1.1)

42.8 (6.5)

76

9 (12)

Emotional disorder

(F30, F40, F50, F93, F94.0)

121

60 (50)

4.1 (1.4)

47.2 (10.1)

117

15 (13)

Attachment disorder (F94.1, F94.2)

20

12 (60)

5.4 (0.9)

39.6 (2.8)

18

3 (17)

PDD (F84)

110

88 (80)

3.2 (1.4)

31.7 (6.2)

107

71 (66)

Mental retardation only (F70)

29

20 (69)

3.1 (1.6)

34.0 (5.9)

29

29 (100)

Residual disorders (F06, F20, F95, F98.0, F98.1, F98.5)

33

14 (42)

3.7 (1.4)

36.0 (13.0)

32

20 (63)

Z-group diagnoses

19

11 (58)

4.7 (0.9)

69.5 (13.5)

16

2 (13)

Total study population

541

366 (68)

4.0 (1.4)

41.2 (11.1)

517

170 (33)

  1. NC* = 24 records were too incomplete to assess cognitive abilities, and were recorded as missing.