Table 4.
Distribution of Males and Females by Score on Obsessions and Compulsions
| Total Mean/SD |
Male Mean/SD |
Female Mean/SD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 15.34 (2.48) | 15.10 (2.86) | 15.82 (1.66) | 0.458 |
| CompY-B scale | 10.83 (4.40) | 11.89 (4.01) | 9.00 (1.39) | 0.082 |
| Discharge | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 11.37 (2.86) | 11.53 (3.40) | 11.09 (1.64) | 0.695 |
| CompY-B scale | 6.73 (3.30) | 7.79 (3.05) | 4.91 (3.01) | 0.018 |
| F/U 1 | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 10.07 (3.60) | 10.74 (4.31) | 8.91 (1.37) | 0.101 |
| CompY-B scale | 6.03 (4.37) | 7.79 (4.10) | 3.00 (3.00) | 0.002 |
| F/U 2 | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 10.54 (3.31) | 11.17 (3.82) | 9.27 (1.85) | 0.138 |
| CompY-B scale | 7.03 (4.40) | 8.89 (3.85) | 4.00 (3.58) | 0.002 |
| F/U 3 | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 10.21 (3.37) | 11.11 (3.80) | 8.73 (1.85) | 0.064 |
| CompY-B scale | 6.48 (4.01) | 8.06 (3.76) | 3.91 (3.05) | 0.005 |
| F/U 4 | ||||
| Obs Y-B scale | 10.07 (3.52) | 11.12 (3.84) | 8.45 (2.25) | 0.048 |
| CompY-B scale | 6.25 (3.84) | 7.88 (3.53) | 3.73 (2.87) | 0.003 |
The table shows a better statistically significant effect of i.v. CMI in female patients for compulsions, but not obsessions.
CMI, clomipramine; comp, compulsions; F/U, follow-up; obs, obsessions; SD, standard deviation; Y-B, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.