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Table 3 Continuous performance task measures (CPT/Qb) of motor activity, response speed/variability and accuracy/errors

From: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and glial integrity: an exploration of associations of cytokines and kynurenine metabolites with symptoms and attention

CPT/Qb measure

Group

N

Mean

SD

df 2,50

Duration active

ADHD

21

43.4

23.7

 

(% > 1 cm/sec)

CON

21

15.6

11

F 5.6, p = 0.006, η2 = 0.18

 

ADHDmed

13

23.52

21.9

 

Microevents

ADHD

21

10167

5624

 

(N > 1 mm)

CON

21

4390

1962

F 5.0, p = 0.01, η2 = 0.17

 

ADHDmed

13

55311

3626

 

RT (ms)

ADHD

21

581

85

 
 

CON

21

444

92

F 4.1, p = 0.02, η2 = 0.14

 

ADHDmed

13

533

141

 

CV

ADHD

21

44.1

15.4

 

100 × RT-SD/RT

CON

21

29.2

5.1

F 5.2, p = 0.009, η2 = 0.17

 

ADHDmed

13

333

7.7

 

Errors

     

Omissions

ADHD

21

20.4

17

 
 

CON

21

2

3

F 5.6, p = .006, η2 = 0.18

 

ADHDmed

13

19.4

24.2

 

Commissions

ADHD

21

17.3

9.1

 
 

CON

21

9.7

7.4

NS

 

ADHDmed

13

6.44

9.7

 
  1. ADHD vs. ADHDmed: 1. p = 0.006, 2. p = 0.014, 3. p = 0.013, 4. p = 0.002