Table 3

Association of gross physical damage of nail by the psychiatric disorder

Disorder

Gross physical damage (%)
Significance

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
With (n = 43)
37.2
χ2 = 0.1, df = 1, p = 0.4

Without (n = 14)
42.9

Oppositional defiant disorder
With(n = 21)
47.6
χ2 = 1.1, df = 1, p = 0.2

Without (n = 36)
33.3

Conduct disorder
With(n = 3)
66.7
-

Without (n = 54)
37.0

Tic disorder
With(n = 8)
62.5
χ2 = 0.2, df = 1, p = 0.1

Without (n = 49)
34.7

Major depressive disorder
With(n = 3)
0.0
-

Without (n = 54)
40.7

Separation anxiety disorder
With(n = 10)
30
χ2 = 0.7, df = 1, p = 0.4

Without (n = 47)
40.4

Mental retardation
With(n = 5)
40
-

Without (n = 52)
38.5

Obsessive compulsive disorder
With(n = 7)
57.1
χ2 = 0.4, df = 1, p = 0.2

Without (n = 50)
36.0

Enuresis
With(n = 8)
50
χ2 = 0.6, df = 1, p = 0.3

Without (n = 49)
36.7


*Fisher's exact test

Ghanizadeh Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:13   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-13