Table 1.

Clinical and demographic data of the sample (N=59)

Variable	Group	Mean/Standard Deviation	Group difference (t, df, p)
Age	Total Sample	56.05, SD=18.35	T(56.94)=0.147, p=0.88
	GAD participants (N=29)	55.68 (18.53)
	Non-GAD Participants (N=30)	56.40 (18.48)
Gender (Female)	Total Sample	63% (37)*	χ(1)=1.55, p=0.212 #
	GAD participants	72% (21)
	Non-GAD participants	46% (14)
Education	Total Sample	16 [IQR=5] **	W=426.5, p=0.90##
	GAD participants	16 (IQR=4)
	Non-GAD participants	16 (IQR=5.75)
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale	Total Sample	11.69 (9.54)	T(43.61)= −24.41, p<0.001
	GAD participants	20.89 (3.50)
	Non-GAD participants	2.80 (1.95)
Penn State Worry Questionnaire	Total Sample	46.15 (17.51)	T(52.77)= −10.02, p<0.001
	GAD participants	60.28 (11.87)
	Non-GAD participants	32.50 (9.20)
Response Style Questionnaire – Rumination Subscale	Total Sample	33.42 (10.70)	T(34.84)= −6.28, p<0.001
	GAD participants	40.38 (11.06)
	Non-GAD participants	26.7 (3.95)
Five Factor Inventory – Neuroticism	Total Sample	17.83 (11.41)	T(46.37)= −8.31, p<0.001
	GAD participants	26.38 (9.31)
	Non-GAD participants	9.57(5.75)
Mini Mental State Examination	Total Sample	29.50 [IQR=1.25]***	W=212.5, p=0.087 ##
	GAD participants	29 (IQR=2)
	Non-GAD participants	30 (IQR=1)

^*Proportion;

^**Median [Interquartile Range];

^***Available for 36 participants

^#Chi-square test;

^##Wilcoxon’s rank sum