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 3

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

Neuropsychological test scores	ADHD positive (𝑛=10)	ADHD negative (𝑛=233)	P value
Folstein MMSE	29.3±0.3	29.2±0.1	0.64
Animal Fluency	18.2±1.6	20.9±0.4	0.10
Trailmaking test A	34.3±3.4	35.4±0.8	0.74
Trailmaking test B	82.8±8.5	80.5±1.9	0.79
WAIS-R Digit-Symbol Substitution	45.1±3.0	46.8±0.7	0.58
WMS Logical Memory Delayed	13.8±1.2	14.0±0.3	0.90
WAIS-R Digit Span Forward	8.5±0.6	9.6±0.1	0.07
WAIS-R Digit Span Backward	7.2±0.6	7.5±0.1	0.61

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