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Table 6 Baseline (Time 1) and endpoint (Time 2) descriptive statistics for outcome variables

From: Trialling a microbiome-targeted dietary intervention in children with ADHD—the rationale and a non-randomised feasibility study

Variable

Time 1

Mean (SD)

Time 2

Mean (SD)

Score difference (Time 2–Time 1)

Mean (SD)

95% CI for mean score difference

ADHD T-score – Parent report

81.11 (9.17)

77.78 (10.11)

− 3.33 (7.33) a

− 8.97–2.30

ADHD T-score – Self report

67.89 (13.11)

67.00 (15.87)

−.89 (8.10) a

− 7.12–5.34

ADHD T-score – Teacher report

74.50 (12.95)

70.75 (14.26)

− 3.75 (11.56) a

− 13.41–5.91

Delayed Match to Sample accuracy

81.11 (14.53)

77.22 (14.60)

− 3.89 (20.73) b

− 19.83–12.05

Delayed match to sample reaction time (ms)

4434.63 (1346.43)

4452.36 (1483.63)

17.73 (1114.71) a

− 839.11–874.57

Actigraphy – Sleep duration

601.13 (44.27)

577.57 (53.13)

− 23.56 (52.07) c

− 63.58–16.47

Actigraphy – Mean activity during sleep

19.52 (5.66)

18.72 (6.40)

−.80 (3.32) a

− 3.35–1.75

Actigraphy – Min spent awake during down period

116.34 (56.78)

100.62 (59.74)

− 15.72 (26.82) a

− 36.34–4.90

Actigraphy – Sleep efficiency (%)

84.92 (7.89)

86.40 (8.65)

1.48 (3.76) b

− 1.41–4.37

Actigraphy – Sleep onset latency

14.04 (5.83)

13.38 (6.74)

−.66 (4.13) a

− 3.83–2.52

Actigraphy – Min awake after sleep onset

87.17 (49.60)

78.44 (55.28)

− 8.73 (21.36) a

− 25.15–7.70

Actigraphy – Sleep fragmentation index

6.01 (2.24)

5.83 (1.98)

−.17 (1.79) a

− 1.55–1.20

Actigraphy – Daytime activity

242.44 (23.45)

251.93 (18.28)

9.49 (12.98) c

−.49–19.46

Child Sleep Habits (CSHQ-A) (parent-report)

44.11 (7.83)

44.44 (10.81)

.33 (7.70) a

− 5.58–6.25

Sleep self-report (SSR)

36.67 (6.67)

37.56 (6.21)

.89 (3.76) a

− 2.00–3.78

Gastrointestinal symptoms (GSRS)

1.44 (.51)

1.50 (.58)

.06 (.50) a

−.33–.44

Alpha diversity (H)

5.64 (0.63)

5.77 (0.48)

.13 c

− 0.73–0.98

  1. aFor these variables, a decrease reflects an improvement in symptoms
  2. bFor these variables, an increase reflects an improvement in symptoms
  3. cFor these variables, there was no set expectation with regard to direction for improvement