Table 2.
Demographic and clinical data of the patients and controls
| Variable | Patients (n=92) | Controls (n=40) | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.49±9.25 | 28.88±9.68 | Mann–Whitney test; U=1,669; ns |
| Sex (M:F) | 24:68 | 12:28 | Fisher’s exact test; ns |
| Age of disease onset of the psychiatric treatment (years) | 22.69±11.13 | ||
| Lifetime duration of treatment (years) | 7.83±7.20 | ||
| Psychiatric heredity | 42 (45.7%) | ||
| Education | Chi-square; ns | ||
| Elementary | 13 | 2 | |
| Vocational training | 21 | 4 | |
| Secondary school | 46 | 28 | |
| University | 12 | 6 | |
| Marital status | Chi-square; P<0.0005 | ||
| Single | 64 | 24 | |
| Married | 12 | 12 | |
| Divorced | 15 | 4 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0 | |
| objCGI severity | 4.34±1.07 | ||
| subjCGI severity | 4.19±1.27 | ||
| BAI | 26.41±11.12 | 7.88±7.41 | Unpaired t-test: t=11.09, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| BDI | 29.03±10.09 | 6.03±5.07 | Unpaired t-test: t=11.93, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| Q-LES-Q domains | |||
| Physical health | 29.45±9.73 (n=92) | 42.53±11.47 (n=40) | Unpaired t-test: t=6.714, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| Feelings | 30.48±9.61 (n=69) | 44.70±5.91 (n=30) | Unpaired t-test: t=7.498, df=97; P<0.0001 |
| Work | 42.22±10.88 (n=32) | 55.12±6.72 (n=17) | Unpaired t-test: t=4.446, df=47; P<0.0001 |
| Household | 33.8±8.75 (n=92) | 55.18±8.43 (n=40) | Unpaired t-test: t=13.04, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| School/study | 27.50±6.52 (n=10) | 35.83±7.81 (n=30) | Unpaired t-test: t=3.032, df=38; P<0.005 |
| Leisure | 17.15±4.95 (n=92) | 25.03±3.96 (n=40) | Unpaired t-test: t=8.899, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| Social activities | 20.10±9.90 (n=92) | 45.53±7.49 (n=40) | Unpaired t-test: t=8.809, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| General | 36.24±9.21 (n=92) | 57.83±10.21 (n=40) | Unpaired t-test: t=11.97, df=130; P<0.0001 |
| DES | 19.06±15.23 | ||
| DES-T | 13.55±17.38 |
Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).
Abbreviations: ns, non-significant; M, male; F, female; objCGI, objective Clinical Global Impression; subjCGI, subjective Clinical Global Impression; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; Q-LES-Q, Quality of Life Satisfaction and Enjoyment Questionnaire; df, degrees of freedom; DES, Dissociative Experiences Scale; DES-T, Dissociative Experiences Scale Taxon; SD, standard deviation.