Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the group IPV 24

Demographics	Low (N=49)	High (N=53)	p
Age (yr)	47.9±11.1	50.3±11.6	0.30
Men	32 (65.3)	32 (60.4)	0.94
MMPI_F	45.78±6.90	47.60±8.04	0.22
MMPI_L	49.67±7.95	51.62±8.85	0.25
MMPI_K	51.39±10.31	52.87±8.81	0.44
MMPI_D	55.39±11.19	52.32±8.92	0.13
MMPI_Hy	51.29±7.97	54.58±9.73	0.07
MMPI_Mf	48.02±9.30	49.68±10.36	0.40
MMPI_Pa	44.63±7.06	49.70±8.89	<0.01
MMPI_Si	51.88±11.41	49.06±9.15	0.17
MMPI_Hs	52.27±9.17	52.70±8.47	0.80
MMPI_Pd	46.61±12.13	48.19±8.39	0.45
MMPI_Pt	47.67±9.81	47.51±8.22	0.93
MMPI_Sc	46.10±7.69	46.91±8.35	0.62
MMPI_Ma	44.86±8.25	46.98±9.20	0.22

Data are presented as means±SD or number (%). Statistics: t-test.

The significance level threshold was set at p<0.05. MMPI, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; F, infrequency; L, lie; K, defensiveness; D, depression; Hy, hysteria; Mf, masculinity-femininity; Pa, paranoia; Si, social introversion; Hs, hypochondriasis; Pd, psychopathic deviate; Pt, psychasthenia; Sc, schizophrenia; Ma, hypomania; SD, standard deviation