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Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of ADHD subtypes

From: Personality profiles in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  

ADHD predomin. inattentive (N = 46)

ADHD comb. and h/i types (N = 73)

Comparisons

  

N

%

N

%

OR

p

Gender

Female

14

30.4

23

31.5

1.05

0.902

Main Axis I comorbidity

Schizoaff. Dis.

1

2.2

1

1.4

0.96

0.741

Subst. Use dis.

0

0

1

1.4

Bip. Dis.

0

0

9

12.3

Maj. Dep. Dis./Dyst.

24

52.2

34

46.6

No

21

45.7

28

38.4

  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

F(df)

p

Age

39.3

12.2

36

10.1

2.6(1/118)

0.112

WURS

46.4

14.4

56.8

16.9

11.9(1/118)

0.0007

ASRS_v1.1

44.5

9.9

50.6

10

10.3(1/118)

0.002

Age at onset of ADHD

6

2.2

5.4

1.6

3.2(1/118)

0.077

TCI

NS

21

6

24.3

5.5

9.3(1/118)

0.003

HA

20.3

7.2

16.9

8.4

5.2(1/118)

0.024

RD

14.6

4

14

4

0.8(1/118)

0.365

P

4.7

2.2

4.8

1.9

0.2(1/118)

0.655

ST

14.3

6.8

15.9

6.8

1.6(1/118)

0.209

SD

21.4

7.7

22.3

9

0.3(1/118)

0.592

C

32.3

6

29.3

8

4.7(1/118)

0.033

  1. Abbreviations: NS Novelty Seeking, HA Harm Avoidance, RD Reward Dependence, P Persistence, ST Self-Transcendence, SD Self-Directedness, C Cooperativeness, TCI Temperament and Character Inventory, WURS Wender Utah Rating Scale, ASRS v1.1 Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale