Table 1 Comparisons of demographic characteristics, ASSQ and SNAP-IV scores of the different groups
ADHD (N = 172) | HC − ATs1 (N = 44) | t/F/χ2 a | Pa | ADHD − ATs2 (N = 105) | ADHD + ATs3 (N = 67) | F/χ2 b | Pb | Pairwise comparison c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 8.84 ± 1.71 | 9.51 ± 1.16 | 3.07 | 0.0027 | 8.89 ± 1.70 | 8.75 ± 1.75 | 3.18 | 0.0436 | 1 > 2 = 3 |
Male [n, (%)] | 146 (84.89) | 33 (75.00) | 2.41 | 0.1205 | 88 (83.81) | 58 (86.57) | 2.63 | 0.2684 | – |
FSIQ (mean ± SD) | 93.33 ± 10.36 | 106.34 ± 9.52 | 7.56 | 1.200E−12 | 94.24 ± 9.43 | 91.90 ± 11.60 | 29.78 | 3.929E−12 | 1 > 2 = 3 |
ADHD subtypes [n, (%)] | |||||||||
ADHD-IA | 72 (41.86) | – | – | – | 50 (47.62) | 22 (32.84) | – | 0.1209 | – |
ADHD-HI | 7 (4.07) | – | – | – | 3 (2.86) | 4 (5.97) | |||
ADHD-C | 93 (54.07) | – | – | – | 52 (49.52) | 41 (61.19) | |||
ASSQ (mean ± SD) | |||||||||
Total score | 10.41 ± 8.11 | 3.03 ± 2.74 | 10.50 | 0.0014 | 5.09 ± 3.67 | 18.76 ± 5.78 | 235.16 | 2.499E−54 | 1 = 2 < 3 |
Social interaction | 3.99 ± 3.33 | 0.95 ± 1.06 | 13.21 | 0.0004 | 1.97 ± 1.77 | 7.16 ± 2.67 | 152.00 | 1.522E−41 | 1 = 2 < 3 |
Communication problems | 2.76 ± 2.54 | 1.23 ± 1.60 | 1.61 | 0.2066 | 1.37 ± 1.39 | 4.94 ± 2.39 | 81.74 | 5.549E−27 | 1 = 2 < 3 |
RRBs | 3.66 ± 3.28 | 0.84 ± 1.01 | 10.46 | 0.0014 | 1.74 ± 1.75 | 6.66 ± 2.83 | 129.36 | 2.433E−37 | 1 = 2 < 3 |
SNAP-IV (mean ± SD) | |||||||||
Total score | 30.40 ± 9.63 | 17.98 ± 10.85 | 39.05 | 2.247E−9 | 29.14 ± 10.09 | 32.36 ± 8.55 | 21.88 | 2.338E−9 | 1 < 2 < 3 |
Inattention | 16.95 ± 4.90 | 10.02 ± 5.84 | 44.02 | 2.690E−10 | 16.45 ± 5.09 | 17.75 ± 4.51 | 23.35 | 6.958E−10 | 1 < 2 = 3 |
HI | 13.44 ± 5.69 | 7.95 ± 5.25 | 25.28 | 1.000E−6 | 12.70 ± 6.11 | 14.61 ± 4.78 | 15.30 | 6.260E−7 | 1 < 2 < 3 |