Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome: An evidence-based survey in a Chinese population

Table 2 Behavioral and emotional characteristics of treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome and non-treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome in the boys group

Subscales of CBCL	TRTS (n = 48)	Non-TRTS (n = 44)	t	P value
Schizoid	3.75 ± 0.67	3.51 ± 0.84	1.52	0.13
Depressed	6.17 ±1.24	5.81 ± 0.93	1.56	0.12
Uncommunicative	3.52 ± 0.89	2.81 ± 0.73	4.75c	< 0.001
Obsessive-compulsive	7.69 ± 0.74	6.97 ±1.25	3.40c	0.001
Somatic complaints	3.24 ± 0.68	3.44 ± 0.71	-1.38	0.17
Social-withdrawal	3.78 ± 0.91	2.96 ± 0.54	5.20c	< 0.001
Hyperactive	6.59 ± 0.87	5.64 ± 1.13	4.54c	< 0.001
Aggressive	14.87 ± 2.01	13.55 ± 1.94	3.20b	0.002
Delinquent	3.49 ± 0.66	2.81 ± 1.02	3.83c	< 0.001
Total Score	50.72 ± 6.19	43.13 ± 7.16	5.45c	< 0.001

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001.

CBCL: Child Behavior Checklist; TRTS: Treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome.