Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobia at Intake.
| Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia (n = 85) |
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (n = 150) |
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| Variables | N | % | N | % |
| Female | 70 | 82 | 122 | 81 |
| Age (M±SD) | 38.3±11.8 | 39.7±10.3 | ||
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 71 | 84 | 126 | 84 |
| African American | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 22 | 26 | 38 | 25 |
| Married/cohabitating | 45 | 53 | 76 | 51 |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 18 | 21 | 36 | 24 |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| < High school graduate | 7 | 8 | 23 | 15 |
| High school graduate | 22 | 26 | 49 | 33 |
| Some college/associate’s degree | 44 | 52 | 61 | 41 |
| 4-year degree or more | 12 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| Insurance status | ||||
| No insurance | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Medicare/Medicaid/Public assistance | 18 | 21 | 54 | 36 |
| Private insurance | 55 | 65 | 73 | 49 |
| Both Medicare/Medicaid/Public assistance and private insurance |
3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Age of panic disorder onset (M±SD)* | 29.9±12.7 | 26.6±11.8 | ||
| Number of other anxiety diagnoses (M±SD)* | 0.9±.9 | 1.22±1.1 | ||
| Comorbid disorders | ||||
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 14 | 16 | 33 | 22 |
| Social phobia* | 16 | 19 | 49 | 33 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 27 | 32 | 49 | 33 |
| Specific phobia | 15 | 18 | 38 | 25 |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| Major depressive disorder | 36 | 42 | 68 | 45 |
| Alcohol/substance use disorder | 8 | 9 | 20 | 13 |
| Global Assessment of Functioning (M±SD)** | 57.8±8.8 | 54.2±9.1 | ||
*
p < .05
**
p < .01