Sex differences in ADHD symptom severity
Adult
Male
Adolescent
Endophenotypes
Severity of Illness Index
3. Good health
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
0302 clinical medicine
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Diseases in Twins
Humans
Female
Child
10. No inequality
DOI:
10.1111/jcpp.12337
Publication Date:
2014-10-04T05:10:29Z
AUTHORS (5)
ABSTRACT
Males show higher rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than do females. Potential explanations include genuine etiological differences or artifact.2,332 twin and sibling youth participated in behavioral cognitive testing. Partially competing models symptom severity distribution differences, the mean difference, variance difference models, were tested within a randomly selected subsample. The Delta method was used to test for mediation sex ADHD by processing speed, inhibition working memory.The combined fully explained severity. Cognitive endophenotypes mediated 14% effect.The is valid may be due differing genetic liabilities between sexes.
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