Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of SAD patients and healthy comparison subjects.
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | SAD (n = 40) | HC (n = 40) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 25.95 | 6.48 | 24.80 | 3.35 | 0.323 |
| Duration of illness (years) | 7.76 | 4.61 | |||
| Age of onset (years) | 18.15 | 6.70 | |||
| LSAS | |||||
| Total | 65.42 | 21.23 | 33.80 | 22.01 | 0.000 |
| Fear factor | 32.45 | 10.39 | 15.70 | 11.90 | 0.000 |
| Avoidance factor | 32.47 | 11.91 | 17.85 | 11.34 | 0.000 |
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| Gender | |||||
| Female | 14 | 35 | 14 | 35 | 1.000 |
| Male | 26 | 65 | 26 | 65 | |
SAD, social anxiety disorder; HC, healthy controls; SD, standard deviation; LSAS, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale; n/N, number.
Significance levels were set at P < 0.05.