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Table 2 Demographic data and ADHD symptoms measurements for ADHD patients with aggression and without aggressive at baseline

From: Clinical symptoms and performance on the continuous performance test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between subtypes: a natural follow-up study for 6 months

 

Aggressive

(N = 28)

Non-aggressive

(N = 22)

Test

statistic

Pvalue

Gender

n (%)

n (%)

 

0.263

   Male

21 (75.0)

19 (86.4)

0.48

 

   Female

7 (25.0)

3 (13.6)

  

ADHD subtype

  

2.35

0.308

   Inattentive

9 (32.1)

6 (27.3)

  

   Hyperactive-impulsive

8 (28.6)

3 (13.6)

  

   Combined

11 (39.3)

13 (59.1)

  
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

  

Age (years)

7.6 (1.8)

7.6 (1.4)

0.06

0.955

Height (cm)

128.6 (8.6)

127.1 (10.6)

0.54

0.595

Weight (kg)

27.5 (5.7)

28.1 (8.0)

-0.29

0.776

CBCL

    

   Hyperactive

69.8 (8.8)

61.7 (9.3)

3.12

0.003

   Aggression

68.1 (6.0)

53.6 (4.7)

9.42

< 0.001

   Delinquency

69.8 (8.0)

54.0 (7.0)

7.31

< 0.001

SNAP-IV

    

   Inattentive

17.4 (4.8)

16.2 (3.3)

1.05

0.301

   Hyperactive

17.7 (4.5)

14.4 (5.7)

2.32

0.025

   Oppositional

12.9 (4.2)

7.8 (4.3)

4.24

< 0.001

ADHD-RS

    

   Total score

33.5 (6.0)

31.7 (4.6)

1.12

0.268

   Inattention

15.7 (3.3)

17.1 (3.8)

-1.41

0.165

   Hyperactivity

17.8 (4.0)

14.6 (3.8)

2.83

0.007

CPT

    

   Confidence Index

57.3 (21.1)

62.0 (22.9)

-0.76

0.450

   Omission

57.5 (20.2)

59.3 (26.0)

-0.27

0.786

   Commission

47.8 (11.6)

47.2 (10.2)

0.19

0.851

   Hit RT

53.8 (11.1)

61.3 (15.4)

-1.98

0.053

   Hit RT SE

54.8 (10.7)

60.6 (11.7)

-1.84

0.072

   Variability

54.6 (10.3)

57.7 (9.2)

-1.11

0.275

   Detectability

49.3 (10.1)

50.7 (9.0)

-0.53

0.598

   Response Style

49.0 (6.9)

54.9 (14.4)

-1.89

0.065

  1. CBCL = The Child Behavior Checklist; SNAP-IV = the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, and Version IV Scale; ADHD-RS = ADHD Rating Scale; CPT = The Computerized Continuous Performance Test; RT = reaction time; SE = Standard Error.