Prevalence and correlates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 1 Impulsivity among those with and without adult ADHD

Variable	OCD patients without adult ADHD (n = 14)	OCD patients with adult ADHD (n = 30)	MW	P
Impulsivity
Mean ± SD	57.2 ± 23.1	88.4 ± 13.5	− 3.972	< 0.001 (HS)
Median, range	51, 31–100	92, 62–107		< 0.001 (HS)
Attention
Mean ± SD	21.6 ± 5.59	22.8 ± 4.08	− 0.639	0.523 (NS)
Median, range	20, 8–28	22, 15–30		0.523 (NS)
Non-planning
Mean ± SD	20.4 ± 11.2	35.2 ± 6.51	− 3.678	< 0.001 (HS)
Median, range	17, 11–40	38, 15–42		< 0.001 (HS)
Motor
Mean ± SD	17.5 ± 8.11	30.2 ± 7.10	− 3.392	< 0.001 (HS)
Median, range	16, 11–35	32, 16–40		< 0.001 (HS)

P value, NS not significant, S significant, HS highly significant, SD standard deviation, MW Mann Whitney test