Table 1.
Mean differences for patients with panic disorder (PD), spider phobia (SP) and healthy controls (HC) concerning age, depression (BDI), anxiety levels (BAI), anxiety sensitivity (ASI), trait anxiety (STAI-T), spider phobia (SPQ/FSQ), and panic and agoraphobic symptoms (ACQ, PAS).
| Panic disorder (PD) M ± SD |
Specific phobia (SP) M ± SD |
Healthy controls (HC) M ± SD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (m/f) | 5/15 | 3/17 | 3/17 | χ2 = 4.45, p = 0.108 |
| Age | 32.05 ± 11.26 | 25.50 ± 5.26 | 25.20 ± 4.84 | F(1,2) = 5.07, p = 0.009 |
| Medication | ||||
| SSRI | 3 | 1 | 0 | χ2 = 3.69, p = 0.158 |
| SNRI | 2 | 0 | 0 | χ2 = 4.07, p = 0.131 |
| BDI | 15.75 ± 8.06 | 3.84 ± 3.11 | 2.55 ± 3.16 |
F(1,2) = 32.56, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| BAI | 23.10 ± 11.03 | 7.35 ± 4.44 | 3.05 ± 4.02 |
F(1,2) = 40.14, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| ASI | 32.65 ± 11.24 | 15.15 ± 9.32 | 10.50 ± 7.44 |
F(1,2) = 29.16, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| STAI-T | 54.15 ± 9.40 | 38.20 ± 9.89 | 33.44 ± 9.36 |
F(1,2) = 24.91, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| ACQ | 28.72 ± 6.80 | 19.75 ± 9.23 | 18.61 ± 3.44 |
F(1,2) = 12.19, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| PAS | 23.20 ± 13.26 | 1.25 ± 2.86 | 0.50 ± 2.12 |
F(1,2) = 50.18, p < 0.001 (PD > SP, HC) |
| SPQ | 11.40 ± 7.43 | 22.10 ± 6.22 | 9.77 ± 4.53 |
F(1,2) = 22.53, p < 0.001 (SP > PD, HC) |
| FSQ | 13.05 ± 20.02 | 62.55 ± 18.65 | 9.50 ± 16.22 |
F(1,2) = 50.64, p < 0.001 (SP > PD, HC) |
M = Mean; SD = standard deviation. BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; ASI, Anxiety Sensitivity Index; STAI-T, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Trait version; ACQ, Anxiety Cognitions Questionnaire; PAS, Panic and Agoraphobia Scale; SPQ, Spider Phobia Questionnaire; FSQ, Fear of Spider Questionnaire.