Table 1.
Variable | SAD n = 75 |
HC n = 43 |
Statistical Test |
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Gender (Males, n, %) | 39 (52.0%) | 23 (53.4%) | χ2 = 0.07 |
Age (years, M ± SD) | 33.5 ± 8.9 | 33.8 ± 9.8 | t = 0.21 |
Education (years, M ± SD) | 16.8 ± 2.3 | 17.4 ± 2.0 | t =1.34 |
Ethnicity (n, % Caucasian) | 43 (57.3%) | 25 (58.1%) | χ2 = 0.41 |
Marital status (n, %) | χ2 = 0.78 | ||
Single, never married | 46 (63.0%) | 21 (48.8%) | |
Married/with partner | 24 (32.9%) | 21 (48.8%) | |
Divorced, separated, widowed | 3 (4.1%) | 1 (2.3%) |
Note: SAD=patients with social anxiety disorder, HC=healthy controls, M=mean, SD=standard deviation. All comparisons were non-significant (p>.05).