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Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2010 Nov 20;187(1-2):156–159. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.10.019

Table 1.

Comparison of symptoms among OCD patients with lifetime sexual orientation obsessions

	Obsessions about sexual orientation (n = 49)	No obsessions about sexual orientation (n = 360)	t or x²
n (%) Male	32 (65.3%)	179 (49.7%)	4.19^*
Age	35.1 ± 12.7	35.9 ± 13.6	.43
YBOCS Severity Score	21.5 ± 9.6	19.9 ± 12.9	−.83
Item 1 (Time spent on Obsessions)	2.60 ± 0.89	2.24 ± 1.11	−2.17^*
Item 2 (Interference from Obsessions)	2.31 ± 0.72	1.89 ± 1.05	−2.70^**
Item 3 (Distress from Obsessions)	2.55 ± .79	2.09 ± .95	−3.23^**
Item 4 (Resistance of Obsessions)	1.71 ± .97	1.73 ± 1.12	.15
Item 5 (Control over Obsessions)	2.41 ± .96	2.24 ± 1.05	−1.05
Avoidance	2.02 ± 1.12	1.68 ± 1.15	−1.92^†
Insight	0.78 ± 0.81	0.65 ± 0.81	−1.05

p < .05

^**

p < .001

^†

p = .055

Note. Responses for items 1 though 5 on the YBOCS range from 0 to 4, with lower scores indicating less severe symptoms. Avoidance item scores range from 0 to 4, with lower scores indicating less avoidance due to OCD. Insight item scores range from 0 to 4, with lower scores indicating more insight into OCD symptoms.