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. 2010 Sep;197(3):186–192. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.078485

Table 1.

Comparisons between control and antisocial personality disorder groups on demographic, cognitive, trauma and antisocial measures

Control group (n = 69)
Antisocial personality disorder group (n = 18)
% (n) Mean s.d. Range % (n) Mean s.d. Range Statistic P
Demographics
    Age, years 31.23 6.83 21–46 32.72 6.54 24–44 t = 0.82 0.41
    Social class 35.00 10.84 17–58 33.83 7.64 16–43 t = 1.0 0.32
    Ethnicity, White 56.17 (36) 33.33 (6) χ2 = 2.95 0.11
    Gender, male
84.1 (58)



94.4 (17)



χ2 = 1.52
0.22
Cognitive
    Total IQ

99.49
15.91
66–134

98.44
12.12
78–118
t = 0.8
0.41
Trauma
    Number of head injuries 2.22 4.47 0–25 2.23 3.01 0–12 χ2 = 0.6 0.73
    Traumatic stress

2.29
5.29
0–28

2.72
5.89
0–20
t = –0.27
0.78
Antisocial
Psychopathy Checklist–Revised
    Total scores 15.88 6.43 5–30 28.65 6.12 21–40 t = 14.8 0.0001
    Factor 1 5.32 3.52 0–16 10.05 3.56 4–16 t = 8.4 0.0001
    Factor 2 7.15 2.97 0–15 13.70 2.91 9–18 t = 9.2 0.0001
Antisocial personality disorder score 4.31 2.64 0–10 10.50 2.28 6–14 t = 12.7 0.0001
Charges 2.86 10.03 0–53 6.94 6.52 0–20 t = –1.61 0.11
Convictions 0.94 3.58 0–22 2.44 2.50 0–9 t = –1.65 0.10