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Table 1 Characteristics of the ADHD, control and ADHDmed groups of children (means and standard deviations)

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

 

ADHD

 

Control

 

ADHDmed

  
 

mean

SD

mean

SD

mean

SD

 

N

21

 

21

 

14

  

Gender (m/f)

14m, 7f

 

20 m, 1 f

 

12 m, 2 f

  

Age (y)

8.9**

1.4

11.0**

1.5

12.6

2.1

 

IQ

95.8*

10.7

114.1

14.4

106.7

12.4

 

Height (cm)

132.1

9.3

147.3

11.6

161.2

17.8

 

Weight (kg)

29.2

8.4

39.7

11.7

54.7

19.1

 

BMI

16.5***

2.4

17.9***

3.1

20.5

4.6

 

Allergy (N)

8

 

11

 

2

  

Allergy (grade)

0.95

1.2

0.76

0.9

0.29

0.7

 

SES-birth (M)

4.2

1.6

3.6

0.8

3.7

1.4

 

(F)

4.3

1.6

3.3

2

3.7

1.6

 

SES-current (M)

4.3

2.3

3.3

1.5

4.4

2

 

(F)

4.3

2.2

3.5

2.1

4.1

1.9

 
  1. BMI = Body mass index,
  2. SES = socio-economic scale for the mother (M) and father (F) at child birth and currently (scale 1-7)
  3. Allergy = the number of subjects reporting allergic sensitivity and the rated severity (scale 0-3)
  4. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.02 *** p < 0.005
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