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Table 4 Comparison between the 2 groups regarding prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their severity

From: Cognitive and neurobehavioral patterns in a sample of Egyptian patients genetically diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

 

Group

Test of significance

Control

Case

N (%)

N (%)

Value

p-value

Sig.

Conners

Negative

40 (80%)

31 (62%)

χ2 = 3.934

0.047

S

Positive

10 (20%)

19 (38%)

Social aggression

No

0 (0%)

7 (36.84%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.041

S

Mild

0 (0%)

1 (5.26%)

High

10 (100%)

11 (57.89%)

Oppositional

No

4 (40%)

15 (78.95%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.032

S

Mild

0 (0%)

1 (5.26%)

High

6 (60%)

3 (15.79%)

Inattentive

No

2 (20%)

1 (5.26%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.315

NS

Mild

0 (0%)

3 (15.79%)

High

8 (80%)

15 (78.95%)

Hyperactive

No

3 (30%)

6 (31.58%)

Fisher’s exact test

1.00

NS

Mild

0 (0%)

1 (5.26%)

High

7 (70%)

12 (63.16%)

Impulsive

No

1 (10%)

5 (26.32%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.59

NS

Mild

0 (0%)

1 (5.26%)

High

9 (90%)

13 (68.42%)

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

Negative

50 (100%)

47 (94%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.242

NS

Positive

0 (0%)

3 (6%)

CARS grades

Mild

0 (0%)

1 (33.33%)

 

Severe

0 (0%)

2 (66.67%)

The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS)

Negative

43 (86%)

43 (86%)

χ2 = 0.00

1.00

NS

Positive

7 (14%)

7 (14%)

TMAS grades

Mild

5 (71.43%)

2 (28.57%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.388

NS

Moderate

2 (28.57%)

3 (42.86%)

Severe

0 (0%)

2 (28.57%)

Child Depression Inventory (CDI)

Negative

48 (96%)

39 (78%)

χ2 = 7.162

0.007

S

Positive

2 (4%)

11 (22%)

CDI grades

Mild

2 (100%)

3 (27.27%)

Fisher’s exact test

0.282

NS

Moderate

0 (0%)

7 (63.64%)

Severe

0 (0%)

1 (9.09%)

CY-BOCS

Negative

50 (100%)

50 (100%)

 
  1. Chi-square test of significance (χ2)