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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and pairwise comparisons of measures

From: Comparable emotional dynamics in women with ADHD and borderline personality disorder

 

Control1

(n = 29)

ADHD2

(n = 28)

BPD3

(n = 19)

ADHD + BPD4

(n = 22≠)

Post-hoc

Measures

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Age

27.1 (5.2)

38.2 (11.7)

35.4 (11.4)

33.8 (13.8)

1 < 2**

IQ

107.2 (9.2)

106.5 (14.2)

97 (13.8)

97.7 (12.4)

1 > 3*

Compliance rate in %

75.6 (14.6)

74.5 (14.1)

73.8 (16.7)

74.8 (15.7)

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ALS-SF

7.4 (7.3)

29.4 (13.7)

33.8 (10.4)

37.9 (10.5)

1 < 2,3,4***

WRAADDS-EDS

2.9 (2.5)

13.6 (3.4)

14.9 (2.6)

17.3 (2.4)

1 < 2,3,4***; 2 < 4**

Total ZAN-BPD

0.7(1.3)

6.8(4)

20.6(4.2)

23.8(6.3)

1 ≤ 2,3,4** 2 < 3,4***

Total current DIVA

1(1.3)

13.5(2.6)

5.5(4)

12.3(2.9)

1 ≤ 2,3,4* 3 < 2***; 3 < 4**

BSI_Depression

1.8 (2.2)

5.3 (4.8)

14 (6.3)

15.9 (5.7)

1 < 3,4***; 2 < 3, 4***

BSI_Anxiety

1.3 (1.6)

7.2 (4.4)

12.7 (4.8)

15.9 (5.4)

1 < 2,3,4***; 2 < 4***

Sum of bad social

2.2 (2.6)

4.4 (3.2)

6.9 (6.2)

5.5 (4.6)

1 < 2*; 1 < 3,4**

Sum of bad functional

3 (3.5)

9.1 (8.3)

6 (4.8)

6.4 (7.4)

1 < 2**

  1. Key: SD: Standard Deviation, IQ: Intelligent Quotient, ALS-SF; Affective Lability Scale- Short Form, WRAADDS-EDS; Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale- Emotion Dysregulation Subscale, ZAN-BPD; Zanarini rating scale for Borderline Personality Disorder, DIVA; Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults, BSI; Brief Symptom Inventory; Sum of bad social/Sum of bad functional: average number of bad events over the 5-day experience sampling period; 1: Control group; 2: ADHD only group; 3: BPD only group; 4: Comorbid ADHD+BPD group