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Table 2 Frequency (%) among the girls and the boys reporting ADHD symptoms when defined as depressed and non-depressed

From: Co-occurring symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a population-based sample of adolescents screened for depression

ASRS I items

1

2

3

4

7

8

9

10

11

Depressed

         

Girls (n=856)

43.6

31.7

22.2

57.5**

45.7

64.6

30.7

30.6

45.0

Boys (n=242)

38.8

31.4

24.8

48.3

49.6

58.3

.25.6

30.2

40.9

Not depressed

         

Girls (n=4292)

18.4**

9.2

7.4*

29.4**

22.7

39.3**

8.9*

16.4**

22.0**

Boys (n=4224)

14.3

8.5

8.7

22.5

23.5

32.6

7.2

10.4

14.6

ASRS H items

5

6

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Depressed

         

Girls

70.7

24.2

7.7

45.2

31.9

23.8

11.7

10.5

9.6

Boys

64.5

30.2

.10.7

47.8

30.2

23.6

.16.5

18.6**

14.9*

Not depressed

         

Girls

47.4**

10.3*

1.6

19.6

12.3**

12.9**

6.7*

3.7

3.4

Boys

41.9

11.6

2.0

19.7

8.2

8.2

4.9

4.2

3.0

  1. ASRS I = ASRS inattention subscale; ASRS H = ASRS hyperactivity-impulsivity subscale
  2. Depression: sMFQ ≥14; Not depressed: sMFQ <14. *p value <.05; **p value <.001
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