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Table 2 Changes in ADHD symptoms and WISC-III scores of ADHD children after MPH treatment for one year; N = 103

From: Long-term effects of stimulants on neurocognitive performance of Taiwanese children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

 

Mean ± SD

P value1

ADHDRS_total

−7.8 ± 6.7

<0.001

***

ADHDRS_inattention

−4.0 ± 3.8

<0.001

***

ADHDRS_hyperactivity

−3.8 ± 3.7

<0.001

***

CGI –S

−0.9 ± 0.8

<0.001

***

WISC-III

   

Information

0.3 ± 1.6

0.103

 

Similarities

0.4 ± 2.0

0.075

 

Arithmetic

0.1 ± 1.9

0.504

 

Vocabulary

0.3 ± 1.9

0.074

 

Comprehension

−0.1 ± 1.6

0.434

 

Picture completion

0.8 ± 2.0

0.001

**

Coding

0.0 ± 2.7

0.911

 

Picture arrangement

0.8 ± 1.9

0.001

**

Block design

0.2 ± 2.0

0.212

 

Object assembly

0.6 ± 2.1

0.012

*

Digit span

0.6 ± 1.9

0.043

*

Symbol search

−0.6 ± 2.1

0.090

 

FIQ

2.9 ± 7.5

<0.001

***

VIQ

1.6 ± 7.1

0.045

*

PIQ

3.9 ± 9.0

<0.001

***

VCI

0.7 ± 6.1

0.312

 

POI

3.4 ± 7.3

<0.001

***

FDI

1.0 ± 6.8

0.324

 

PSI

0.2 ± 9.4

0.874

 
  1. 1paired t test, *: <0.05, **: <0.01 and ***: <0.001.