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Table 1 Descriptive statistics across adolescents without ADHD, currently medicated, previously but not currently medicated, medication-naïve medication-naïve adolescents with ADHD

From: Emotion dysregulation in adolescents is normalized by ADHD pharmacological treatment

 

Without ADHD

(n = 165)

Previously but not currently medicated

(n = 21)

Currently medicated

(n = 19)

Ever medicated

(n = 58)

Medication naïve

(n = 46)

Age at baseline

Mean (SD)

15.884 (1.035)

15.972 (1.158)

15.333 (1.071)

15.693 (1.101)

15.596 (1.090)

min-max

14.091–18.073

14.015–17.939

13.768–18.019

13.768–18.019

13.998–17.698

IQ at baseline

Mean (SD)

64.165 (20.013)

48.595 (23.550)

53.474 (23.321)

54.810 (22.490)

55.012 (22.146)

min-max

15.500–99.650

17.500–96.500

11.500–94.500

11.500–96.500

8.500–94.500

Sex

%female

49.09

14.29

26.32

20.69

28.26

ADHD severity* at baseline

Mean (SD)

0.812 (1.172)

11.857 (2.920)

12.579 (2.950)

10.569 (3.565)

11.739 (3.409)

min-max

0.000–5.000

7.000–18.000

5.000–18.000

5.000–18.000

5.000–18.000

Depressive problems at baseline

Mean (SD)

52.618 (5.012)

54.913 (5.815)

52.618 (5.012)

54.500 (7.467)

54.913 (5.815)

min-max

50.000–86.000

50.000–75.000

50.000–82.000

50.000–82.000

50.000–70.000

ODD severity* at baseline

Mean (SD)

0.776 (1.508)

4.714 (2.390)

3.737 (2.281)

3.483 (2.487)

3.696 (2.289)

min-max

0.000–8.000

1.000–8.000

0.000–8.000

0.000–8.000

0.000–7.000

DERS total at baseline

Mean (SD)

75.721 (18.554)

81.286 (22.782)

82.579 (24.923)

80.776 (23.355)

89.630 (21.965)

min-max

42.000–130.000

46.000–123.000

44.000–149.000

41.000–149.000

42.000–127.000

DERS-P total at baseline

Mean (SD)

58.618 (20.839)

88.048 (19.153)

86.421 (13.418)

84.724 (17.332)

85.957 (17.464)

min-max

29.000–126.000

44.000–120.000

56.000–111.000

44.000–120.000

41.000–118.000

DERS total at 18-month follow-up

Mean (SD)

81.724 (21.334)

78.353 (22.647)

86.643 (25.626)

81.636 (23.511)

90.781 (22.610)

min-max

41.000–146.000

46.000–115.000

45.000–127.000

42.000–128.000

59.000–135.000

DERS-P total at 18-month follow-up

Mean (SD)

56.812 (19.807)

82.833 (17.198)

84.556 (10.584)

83.840 (14.141)

78.684 (16.885)

min-max

29.000–111.000

57.000–109.000

68.000–101.000

57.000–109.000

36.000–106.000

  1. Notes ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder, DERS = difficulties in emotion regulation scale; DERS-P = difficulties in emotion regulation scale-parent report; *=number of symptoms