Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample by Group
| Variable | Control (n = 33) |
GAD (n = 36) |
MDD (n = 38) |
Comorbid (n = 38) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age* | 28.61 (10.42)a | 31.62 (9.24)a,b | 36.38 (12.33)b | 33.60 (11.35)a,b |
| % Female* | 66.7a,b | 83.3a | 71.1a,b | 52.6b |
| % Caucasian | 54.5 | 63.9 | 54.1 | 56.8 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 75.0 | 47.2 | 60.5 | 71.1 |
| Married or cohabiting | 15.6 | 44.4 | 26.3 | 18.4 |
| Previously married | 9.4 | 8.3 | 13.2 | 10.5 |
| Education | ||||
| High school or lower | 6.1 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| Some college | 48.5 | 27.8 | 29.7 | 31.6 |
| College degree or higher | 45.5 | 63.9 | 59.5 | 57.9 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| GAD severity*** | 0.54 (0.91)a | 4.89 (0.66)b | 3.99 (1.60)c | 4.95 (1.02)b |
| MDD severity*** | 0.18 (0.53)a | 2.19 (1.13)b | 5.16 (0.82)c | 5.16 (0.74)c |
| Current comorbid disordersa*** | 0.00 (0.00)a | 0.81 (0.82)b | 0.90 (0.96)b | 1.33 (1.36)b |
| Past comorbid disordersa** | 0.00 (0.00)a | 0.88 (1.56)b | 0.77 (1.10)b | 1.00 (1.12)b |
Note. GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder. M (SD) are presented for dimensional variables; all other values represent percentages. Values in the same row that do not share subscripts differ at p < .05.
a
Number of anxiety, mood, and substance-related disorders, excluding GAD and MDD.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.