Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder and healthy controls
| Characteristic | OCD patients | Healthy controls | p | Confidencea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 42) | (n = 31) | MpC < MpP | MpP < MpC | ||
| Age | 29.38/29 (8.65) | 28.55/28 (9.28) | – | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Sex (male) | 61% | 64% | 0.98 | – | – |
| Years of schooling | 13.67/13 (3.07) | 15.71/15 (4.4) | – | 0.01 | 0.58 |
| BDI | 18.69/20 (8.86) | 2.13/1 (2.38) | – | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| BAI | 18.33/18 (11.1) | 1.71/1 (1.81) | – | 1.00 | 0.00 |
Except for sex, values are presented as mean/median (SD)
OCD obsessive–compulsive disorder, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, MpC population median for the control group, MpP population median for the (OCD) patient group
aWe used confidences (determined via the Quor method) in order to compare the population medians between the patient and control groups