TABLE 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Panic Disorder and Healthy Comparison Subjects in a Study of Conditioned Fear in Panic Disorder.
| Variable | Patients With Panic Disorder (N=19) | Healthy Comparison Subjects (N=19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 33.68 | 9.77 | 28.78 | 10.25 |
| Panic Disorder Severity Scale | 6.94 | 4.26 | ||
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, state scorea | 36.90 | 11.59 | 26.17 | 6.56 |
| State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, trait scorea | 39.89 | 10.80 | 29.91 | 5.82 |
| Beck Depression Inventorya | 6.94 | 7.36 | 1.94 | 2.28 |
| N | % | N | % | |
| Male | 7 | 37 | 9 | 47 |
| Comorbid disorders | ||||
| Agoraphobia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Social anxiety disorder | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Dysthymia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| African American | 4 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| Caucasian | 9 | 48 | 13 | 68 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| Asian Pacific | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Other | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
a
Difference between groups, p≤0.01.