Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics in the whole sample and in the two subsamples defined by the duration of untreated illness (DUI)
| Variables | Total (N = 96) |
DUI ≤ 1 year (N = 32) |
DUI > 1 year (N = 64) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 26 M, 70 F | 12 M, 20 F | 14 M, 50 F |
| Age | 40.14 (13.05) | 35.6 (12.4) | 42.5 (12.8) |
| Age at onset | 32.26 (12.75) | 34.00 (11.12) | 31.39 (13.49) |
| Panic attacks/week | 3.86 (2.16) | 3.44 (1.90) | 4.08 (2.26) |
| Positive FH for anxiety disorders | 34 | 14 | 20 |
| Positive FH for mood disorders | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| HAM-A baseline | 19.90 (3.56) | 19.22 (3.65) | 20.23 (3.50) |
| CGI baseline (severity) | 3.76 (0.83) | 3.59 (0.91) | 3.84 (0.78) |
NOTE: SDs for continuous variables are shown in parentheses.
Abbreviations: CGI, Clinical Global Impression Scale; DUI, duration of illness; FH, family history in first degree relatives; HAM-A, Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety.