Table 1 Panel A: Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of ADHD and control subjects for the whole sample; Panel B: Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of ADHD without Axis I comorbidities and control subjects without psychiatric disorders. For dimensional variables, ANCOVA were done with adjustment on age. TCI-R (Temperament and Character Inventory)
From: Personality profiles in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
A. Whole Sample | B. Subjects without Axis I comorbidity(ADHD)/disorder(Controls) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADHD (n = 119) | Controls (n = 403) | ADHD vs. Controls | ADHD (n = 49) | Controls (n = 142) | ADHD vs. Controls | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | OR | p | N | % | N | % | OR | p | ||
Female | 37 | 31.1 | 148 | 36.7 | 1.29 | 0.26 | 15 | 30.6 | 38 | 26.8 | 0.83 | 0.6 | |
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F(df) | p | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F(df) | p | ||
Age | 37.3 | 11 | 45.5 | 12.7 | 40.6(1/521) | <0.0001 | 35.6 | 12.8 | 45.5 | 13.2 | 28.8(1/260) | <0.0001 | |
TCI-R | NS | 23 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 28.3(1/521) | <0.0001 | 23.1 | 5.4 | 18.9 | 5.1 | 19.4(1/260) | <0.0001 |
HA | 18.3 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 54.2(1/521) | <0.0001 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 50.4(1/260) | <0.0001 | |
RD | 14.2 | 4 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 2.8(1/521) | 0.096 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 4 | 0.6(1/260) | 0.458 | |
P | 4.8 | 2 | 4.8 | 2 | 0.03(1/521) | 0.863 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2 | 0.02(1/260) | 0.892 | |
ST | 15.3 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 9.2(1/521) | 0.003 | 15.1 | 7.2 | 13 | 6.3 | 8.4(1/260) | 0.004 | |
SD | 21.9 | 8.5 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 269.7(1/521) | <0.0001 | 23.4 | 8.7 | 35.3 | 5.4 | 161.4(1/260) | <0.0001 | |
C | 30.5 | 7.4 | 33.5 | 5 | 26.4(1/521) | <0.0001 | 30.1 | 6.1 | 33.7 | 4.5 | 14(1/260) | 0.0002 | |