Table I.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Key Measures as a Function of Preschoolers’ ADHD Risk Status at T0

VariableWhole Sample (N = 208)High Risk (N = 135)Low Risk (N = 73)T (df)pd
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age at T0 (years)4.31 (0.47)4.36 (0.47)4.23 (0.46)−1.90 (206).06.28
SES62.99 (17.84)59.80 (18.36)68.89 (15.26)3.61 (206).0004.54
T-ADHD21.32 (16.54)30.44 (13.28)4.59 (4.34)−16.16 (206)<.00012.62
P-ADHD21.08 (13.01)27.73 (11.03)8.78 (4.89)−13.94 (206)<.00012.22

N (%)N (%)N (%)χ2 (df)pφ/V

Sex (male)151 (72.6)103 (68.2)48 (31.8)2.65 (1).10.11
Ethnicity (Latinx)66 (31.7)47 (71.2)19 (28.8)1.69 (1).19.09
Racea12.58 (3).006.25
White119 (57.2)79 (66.4)40 (33.6)
Black/African American27 (13.0)22 (81.5)5 (18.5)
Asian23 (11.1)8 (34.8)15 (65.2)
Biracial/Multiracial39 (18.8)26 (66.7)13 (33.3)
VariableWhole Sample (N = 208)High Risk (N = 135)Low Risk (N = 73)T (df)pd
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age at T0 (years)4.31 (0.47)4.36 (0.47)4.23 (0.46)−1.90 (206).06.28
SES62.99 (17.84)59.80 (18.36)68.89 (15.26)3.61 (206).0004.54
T-ADHD21.32 (16.54)30.44 (13.28)4.59 (4.34)−16.16 (206)<.00012.62
P-ADHD21.08 (13.01)27.73 (11.03)8.78 (4.89)−13.94 (206)<.00012.22

N (%)N (%)N (%)χ2 (df)pφ/V

Sex (male)151 (72.6)103 (68.2)48 (31.8)2.65 (1).10.11
Ethnicity (Latinx)66 (31.7)47 (71.2)19 (28.8)1.69 (1).19.09
Racea12.58 (3).006.25
White119 (57.2)79 (66.4)40 (33.6)
Black/African American27 (13.0)22 (81.5)5 (18.5)
Asian23 (11.1)8 (34.8)15 (65.2)
Biracial/Multiracial39 (18.8)26 (66.7)13 (33.3)

Note. SES = socioeconomic status, measured using the Nakao and Treas (1994) Socioeconomic Index; T-ADHD = Teacher-rated ADHD severity assessed using the ADHD-RS-IV (DuPaul et al., 1998); P-ADHD = Parent-rated ADHD severity assessed using the ADHD-RS-IV (DuPaul et al., 1998).

a

Asian-identifying preschoolers were less likely to be classified as At Risk for ADHD than preschoolers identifying as any other race, χ2 = 5.37–11.29, p ≤ .02; no differences in ADHD risk classification were observed among preschoolers identifying as White, Black/African American, or Biracial/Multiracial, χ2 = 0.03–2.29, p ≥ .13.

Table I.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Key Measures as a Function of Preschoolers’ ADHD Risk Status at T0

VariableWhole Sample (N = 208)High Risk (N = 135)Low Risk (N = 73)T (df)pd
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age at T0 (years)4.31 (0.47)4.36 (0.47)4.23 (0.46)−1.90 (206).06.28
SES62.99 (17.84)59.80 (18.36)68.89 (15.26)3.61 (206).0004.54
T-ADHD21.32 (16.54)30.44 (13.28)4.59 (4.34)−16.16 (206)<.00012.62
P-ADHD21.08 (13.01)27.73 (11.03)8.78 (4.89)−13.94 (206)<.00012.22

N (%)N (%)N (%)χ2 (df)pφ/V

Sex (male)151 (72.6)103 (68.2)48 (31.8)2.65 (1).10.11
Ethnicity (Latinx)66 (31.7)47 (71.2)19 (28.8)1.69 (1).19.09
Racea12.58 (3).006.25
White119 (57.2)79 (66.4)40 (33.6)
Black/African American27 (13.0)22 (81.5)5 (18.5)
Asian23 (11.1)8 (34.8)15 (65.2)
Biracial/Multiracial39 (18.8)26 (66.7)13 (33.3)
VariableWhole Sample (N = 208)High Risk (N = 135)Low Risk (N = 73)T (df)pd
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Age at T0 (years)4.31 (0.47)4.36 (0.47)4.23 (0.46)−1.90 (206).06.28
SES62.99 (17.84)59.80 (18.36)68.89 (15.26)3.61 (206).0004.54
T-ADHD21.32 (16.54)30.44 (13.28)4.59 (4.34)−16.16 (206)<.00012.62
P-ADHD21.08 (13.01)27.73 (11.03)8.78 (4.89)−13.94 (206)<.00012.22

N (%)N (%)N (%)χ2 (df)pφ/V

Sex (male)151 (72.6)103 (68.2)48 (31.8)2.65 (1).10.11
Ethnicity (Latinx)66 (31.7)47 (71.2)19 (28.8)1.69 (1).19.09
Racea12.58 (3).006.25
White119 (57.2)79 (66.4)40 (33.6)
Black/African American27 (13.0)22 (81.5)5 (18.5)
Asian23 (11.1)8 (34.8)15 (65.2)
Biracial/Multiracial39 (18.8)26 (66.7)13 (33.3)

Note. SES = socioeconomic status, measured using the Nakao and Treas (1994) Socioeconomic Index; T-ADHD = Teacher-rated ADHD severity assessed using the ADHD-RS-IV (DuPaul et al., 1998); P-ADHD = Parent-rated ADHD severity assessed using the ADHD-RS-IV (DuPaul et al., 1998).

a

Asian-identifying preschoolers were less likely to be classified as At Risk for ADHD than preschoolers identifying as any other race, χ2 = 5.37–11.29, p ≤ .02; no differences in ADHD risk classification were observed among preschoolers identifying as White, Black/African American, or Biracial/Multiracial, χ2 = 0.03–2.29, p ≥ .13.

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