Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood Is Associated with Cognitive Test Profiles in the Geriatric Population but Not with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease

Table 2

Mean neuropsychological test scores (±SEM) adjusted for age, sex, education, and cognitive status in presumptive positive and negative childhood ADHD subjects as determined by Wender-Utah Rating Scale score.

Neuropsychological test scores	ADHD positive (𝑛=13)	ADHD negative (𝑛=297)	P value
Folstein MMSE	27.5±0.6	27.6±0.2	0.84
Animal Fluency	15.8±1.4	18.7±0.4	0.055
Trailmaking test A	45.8±4.7	46.2±1.2	0.93
Trailmaking test B	117.7±12.2	110.3±3.1	0.55
WAIS-R Digit-Symbol Substitution	38.9±2.8	42.2±0.7	0.25
WMS Logical Memory Delayed	10.0±1.1	10.0±0.3	0.94
WAIS-R Digit Span Forward	8.5±0.5	9.2±0.1	0.14
WAIS-R Digit Span Backward	6.5±0.6	6.8±0.2	0.55

Abbreviations: MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating scale; WAIS-R: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised; WMS: Wechsler Memory Scale.