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Table 3 Clinical outcome and task performance

From: Differential therapeutic effects of atomoxetine and methylphenidate in childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy

 

MPH (n = 16)

ATX (n = 14)

p value

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

MPH

ATX

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Pre vs posta

Pre vs posta

Time × Drug Interactionb 

ARF

30.63 (10.65)

17.06 (10.51)

32.29 (13.46)

22.71 (10.54)

0.000

0.001

0.208

ARI

16.75 (5.52)

10.13 (6.01)

18.29 (6.84)

13.71 (6.27)

0.000

0.010

0.272

ARH

13.88 (6.72)

6.94 (5.47)

14.00 (7.99)

9.00 (4.84)

0.000

0.002

0.295

SCWC-1

18.31 (7.66)

27.75 (11.70)

25.86 (8.76)

33.79 (13.57)

0.000

0.000

0.520

SCWC-2

19.81 (9.56)

28.13 (10.54)

29.36 (11.11)

33.50 (12.82)

0.000

0.033

0.098

SCWC-3

21.19 (9.17)

26.44 (10.91)

25.36 (10.35)

34.07 (12.16)

0.006

0.002

0.210

  1. MPH methylphenidate, ATX atomoxetine, ARF ADHD RS IV-J full scores, ARI ADHD RS IV-J inattention subscale scores, ARH ADHD RS IV-J hyperactivity subscale scores, SCWC-1 Stroop color-word task number of correct answers first time, SCWC-2 Stroop color-word task number of correct answers second time, SCWC-3 Stroop color-word task number of correct answers third time
  2. aTwo-tailed paired t test
  3. bTwo-way factorial ANOVA