Table 2.

Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of the study population.

Parameters	GAD patients (n = 50) Mean ± SD	Healthy controls (n = 38) Mean ± SD	p value
DSM‐5 scores	9.62 ± 1.19	–	–
GAD-7 scores	13.08 ± 4.02	–	–
IL-17A (pg/ml)	77.14 ± 58.30	43.50 ± 25.54	0.014
Male	73.50 ± 45.83	40.81 ± 20.68	0.024
Female	81.00 ± 70.57	50.72 ± 39.06	0.190
IL-23A (pg/ml)	644.90 ± 296.7	334.40 ± 176.0	< 0.001
Male	615.60 ± 311.5	310.40 ± 155.2	< 0.001
Female	701.50 ± 267.5	374.30 ± 207.1	0.002

Significant values are in bold.

Two-tailed unpaired student’s t test was applied for evaluating statistical significance level between mean difference between cases and controls and p < 0.05 was statistically significant.

DSM-5 diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders, 5th edition: GAD generalized anxiety disorder, GAD-7 generalized anxiety disorder 7-item scores, SD standard deviation, IL-17A interleukin 17A, IL-23A interleukin 23A.