Table 1. Demographic, Questionnaire data of adolescent GAD patients and healthy controls.
| GAD (26) | HCs (25) | Statistical value | p | |||
| CM(14) | WCM(12) | CM(12) | WCM(13) | |||
| Age (year) | 17.0±0.20 | 16.67±0.22 | 16.58±0.22 | 16.85±0.21 | F 1,47 = 0.308 | 0.582 |
| Sex | 7F/7M | 6F/6M | 6F/6M | 6F/7M | χ2 = 0.020 | 0.886 |
| CTQ | 46.79±1.35 | 32.08±1.46 | 45.00±1.46 | 32.70±1.40 | F 1,47 = 0.173 | 0.680 |
| Emotional Abuse | 9.14±2.32 | 5.67±0.99 | 7.58±2.84 | 6.92±1.55 | F 1,47 = 0.069 | 0.794 |
| Emotional Neglect | 13.64±2.79 | 7.83±2.04 | 12.42±3.32 | 8.31±1.65 | F 1,47 = 0.281 | 0.599 |
| Physical Abuse | 6.29±2.43 | 5.25±0.87 | 6.00±1.21 | 5.54±0.97 | F 1,47 = 0.000 | 0.997 |
| Physical Neglect | 11.00±1.88 | 7.25±1.36 | 10.42±2.28 | 7.92±1.89 | F 1,47 = 0.009 | 0.927 |
| Sexual Abuse | 6.71±1.82 | 5.08±0.29 | 5.75±1.49 | 5.15±0.38 | F 1,47 = 1.710 | 0.197 |
| BDI | 9.54±4.61 | 8.67±4.48 | – | – | t = 0.479 | 0.637 |
| PSWQ | 52.5±9.08 | 57.83±8.64 | – | – | t = −1.526 | 0.140 |
Means and standard deviations (±) are given.
GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; HCs, healthy controls; CTQ, childhood trauma questionnaire; BDI, the Beck Depression Inventory; PSWQ, the Penn State Worry Questionnaire; CM, childhood maltreatment; WCM, without childhood maltreatment.