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Table 2 Diagnostic data of the sample by group

From: Selective impairment of attentional set shifting in adults with ADHD

 

ADHD group (n = 38)

Control group (n = 39)

Group difference

CAARS

 Inattention/memory problems (t-value)

70,63 (16,26)

44.21 (8.09)

< 0.001

 Hyperactivity/restlessness (t-value)

66.24 (14.38)

48.69 (8.80)

< 0.001

 Impulsivity/emotional lability (t-value)

67.03 (17.31)

44.64 (6.50)

< 0.001

 Problems with self-concept

10.24 (5.01)

4.10 (2.57)

< 0.001

 DSM: inattention

15.05 (6.11)

3.87 (2.77)

< 0.001

 DSM: hyperactivity/impulsivity

12.11 (6.13)

4.36 (3.33)

< 0.001

 ADHD index

19.66(7.60)

6.74 (3.56)

< 0.001

WRI

 Inattention

7.53 (2.90)

1.41 (1.65)

< 0.001

 Hyperactivity

3.11 (2.08)

0.69 (1.15)

< 0.001

 Hot temper

3.87 (2.23)

1.00 (1.43)

< 0.001

 Mood instability

5.05 (2.68)

1.56 (1.68)

< 0.001

 Over reactivity

2.68 (2.11)

0.69 (1.26)

< 0.001

 Disorganization

5.61 (3.36)

1.72 (1.69)

< 0.001

 Impulsivity

5.26 (2.87)

2.79 (2.35)

< 0.001

 WRI global score

11.55 (5.28)

3.13 (3.11)

< 0.001

TAP—working memory

 Correct hits

11.63 (3.95)

13.38 (1.89)

0.017

 Errors of omission

3.95 (0.64)

1.89 (0.30)

0.017

BSI

 Somatization

0.63 (0.69)

0.23 (0.42)

0.004

 Obsessive–compulsive

1.65 (0.97)

0.45 (0.48)

< 0.001

 Interpersonal sensitivity

1.36 (1.14)

0.38 (0.45)

< 0.001

 Depression

1.27 (1.06)

0.22 (0.29)

< 0.001

 Anxiety

1.03 (0.81)

0.32 (0.37)

< 0.001

 Hostility

1.18 (0.90)

0.25 (0.25)

< 0.001

 Phobic anxiety

0.64 (0.95)

0.15 (0.19)

0.003

 Paranoid ideation

1.18 (1.00)

0.31 (0.38)

< 0.001

 Psychoticism

0.96 (0.94)

0.21 (0.29)

< 0.001

SCS-K-D

38.89 (3.33)

38.54 (2.82)

0.614

WAIS-IV matrices (raw score)

18.47 (4.95)

18.79 (3.81)

0.750

WAIS-IV vocabulary (raw score)

36.92 (11.97)

37.15 (10.83)

0.929

WAIS-IV estimated IQ

91.97 (15.33)

92.15 (11.29)

0.953

  1. CAARS Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales, WRI Wender-Reimherr-Interview, TAP test battery for attentional performance, BSI brief-symptom-inventory, SCS-K-D Self-Control Scale, WAIS-IV Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale fourth edition