Table 4 Group differences and interaction effects on executive function ratings (ANOVA): means and standard deviations
From: ADHD in girls and boys – gender differences in co-existing symptoms and executive function measures
Group | Main and interaction effects | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADHD | Healthy controls | |||||||||
Boys (n = 43) | Girls (n = 37) | Boys (n = 32) | Girls (n = 18) | Group | Gender | Group X Gender | ||||
F* | p | F* | p | F* | p | |||||
Inhibit | 59.7 (15.9) | 62.5 (12.9) | 42.3 (3.5) | 42.6 (3.3) | 75.17 | <.001 | 0.60 | NS | 0.31 | NS |
Shift | 57.5 (13.7) | 57.3 (11.3) | 40.9 (5.8) | 40.6 (3.1) | 77.65 | <.001 | 0.09 | NS | 0.00 | NS |
Emotional control | 59.0 (14.1) | 61.3 (13.7) | 40.7 (3.7) | 41.4 (5.3) | 88.14 | <.001 | 0.32 | NS | 0.12 | NS |
Initiate | 59.2 (11.5) | 61.8 (12.1) | 41.0 (7.2) | 40.1 (5.8) | 112.18 | <.001 | 0.70 | NS | 0.96 | NS |
Working memory | 69.3 (9.9) | 70.5 (10.1) | 41.6 (4.9) | 42.8 (4.1) | 333.64 | <.001 | 0.56 | NS | 0.00 | NS |
Plan/Organize | 64.6 (9.8) | 67.0 (10.3) | 41.4 (5.3) | 41.3 (4.1) | 250.37 | <.001 | 0.66 | NS | 0.60 | NS |
Organization of materials | 56.7 (11.4) | 58.3 (10.8) | 41.3 (7.8) | 42.1 (7.4) | 75.41 | <.001 | 0.63 | NS | 0.06 | NS |
Monitor | 60.3 (11.9) | 63.8 (12.3) | 37.9 (6.1) | 39.7 (4.5) | 160.68 | <.001 | 1.91 | NS | 0.17 | NS |