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Table 2 Comparing relative differences for boys and girls in the multiaxial classifications in the two groups of children with ADHD; MoBa and the general child population (All)

From: ADHD, comorbid disorders and psychosocial functioning: How representative is a child cohort study? Findings from a national patient registry

 

MoBa

All

Statistics

N (1) (%)

N (2) (%)

Ratio of relative frequencies (95% CI), p, d

With axis I comorbidity

 -girls

100 (24.4)

701 (24.5)

1.00 (0.84–1.20), p = 0.98

 -boys

370 (31.2)

2576 (31.2)

1.01 (0.92–1.10), p = 0.88

With axis II comorbidity

 -girls

81 (19.8)

562 (19.6)

1.01 (0.82–1.25), p = 0.91

 -boys

227 (19.2)

1704 (20.6)

0.93 (0.82–1.06), p = 0.28

With axis III comorbidity

 -girls

3 (0.7)

55 (1.9)

0.38 (0.12–1.22), p = 0.10

 -boys

18 (1.5)

140 (1.7)

0.90 (0.55–1.47), p = 0.68

Axis V scores

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

 -girls

0.56 (0.79)

0.79 (0.98)

t = 4.55, p < 0.0001, d = -.26

 -boys

0.66 (0.92)

0.82 (1.02)

t = 5.11, p < 0.0001, d = -.21

Axis VI scores

 -girls

55.8 (13.2)

54.2 (16.6)

t = -1.87, p = 0.06, d = .11

 -boys

54.7 (12.9)

51.7 (17.3)

t = -5.75, p < 0.0001, d = .20

  1. 1 MoBa; the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study: Total number of girls = 410, and boys = 1185, 2All: Total number of girls = 2865, and boys = 8254