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. 2023 May 24;25:e41283. doi: 10.2196/41283

Table 2.

Demographic data of the 3 groups at baseline (N=93).

Characteristics CBGTa group (n=28) ICBTb group (n=32) TAUc group (n=33)
Gender, n (%)

Male 15 (53.6) 18 (56.3) 23 (69.7)

Female 13 (46.4) 14 (43.7) 10 (30.3)
Marital status, n (%)

Unmarried 14 (50.0) 20 (62.5) 22 (66.7)

Married 14 (50.0) 12 (37.5) 11 (33.0)
Age (years)

Mean (SD) 30.29 (8.09) 29.16 (6.35) 27.52 (7.73)

Min-max (years) 18-48 19-45 18-45
Years of education, mean (SD) 13.82 (2.79) 13.81 (3.31) 14.55 (2.41)
History of previous treatment, n (%)

Psychiatric medications 28 (100) 32 (100) 33 (100)

Traditional Chinese medicine 0 0 1 (3.0)

Psychological treatment 0 0 1 (3.0)
Duration of SSRId treatment>8 weeks, n (%) 26 (92.9) 24 (75.0) 29 (87.9)
Present onset form, n (%)

Acute (within a month) 1 (3.6) 2 (6.3) 6 (18.2)

Subacute 1 (3.6) 5 (15.6) 5 (15.2)

Chronic (>3 months) 26 (92.9) 25 (78.1) 22 (66.7)
Total duration of the disease, mean (SD) 7.71 (6.71) 6.06 (6.18) 8.96 (6.65)
Age at first onset, mean (SD) 22.54 (6.61) 23.78 (7.25) 18.85 (6.53)
Disease progression, n (%)

Persistent 23 (82.1) 28 (87.5) 16 (48.5)

Intermittent 5 (17.9) 4 (12.5) 17 (51.5)
Family history, n (%) 3 (10.7) 1 (3.1) 8 (24)

aCBGT: cognitive behavior group therapy.

bICBT: internet-based cognitive behavior therapy.

cTAU: treatment as usual (conventional medical treatment).

dSSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.