Table 3 The prevalence of low mood in different patient groups (whole sample, n = 862)
From: Low mood in a sample of 5–12 year-old child psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study
Normal mood | Low mood | χ 2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole sample | 350 (40.6) | 512 (59.4) | |||
Children with abnormal conduct problems score | 151 (35.5) | 274 (64.5) | 16.849 | 2 | <0.001 |
Children with borderline conduct problems score | 49 (35.8) | 88 (64.2) | |||
Children with normal conduct problems score | 150 (50.0) | 150 (50.0) | |||
Children with abnormal hyperactivity score | 139 (44.0) | 177 (56.0) | 2.952 | 2 | 0.23 |
Children with borderline hyperactivity score | 32 (42.7) | 43 (57.3) | |||
Children with normal hyperactivity score | 179 (38.0) | 292 (62.0) | |||
Children with no depression | 332 (43.5) | 431 (56.5) | |||
Children with depression | 18 (18.2) | 81 (81.8) | |||
Children with CD/ODD | 108 (48.2) | 116 (51.8) | |||
Children with hyperactive disorder | 92 (60.5) | 60 (39.5) |