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. 2015 May 21;24(2):156–169. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1463

Table 2.

High‐confidence predictors of Ever Remit. Listing of predictors that exceeded threshold in 100% of 5000 runs under the binary outcome, Ever Remit

Predictor name Predictor description 5000‐Run mean variable importance score Confidence interval (±2 standard errors)
Y‐BOCS #6 Y‐BOCS item – time spent performing compulsive behaviors, Mo. 00 19.325 (19.311,19.34)
Y‐BOCS Compulsion Y‐BOCS overall (summary) compulsion score 17.877 (17.864,17.891)
Y‐BOCS #7 Y‐BOCS item – interference due to compulsive behaviors 17.407 (17.393,17.421)
Y‐BOCS #1 Y‐BOCS item – time occupied by obsessive thoughts, Mo. 00 17.379 (17.364,17.394)
SCID OCD (binary) SCID criteria for OCD within past month – dichotomized 16.544 (16.529,16.558)
SCID OCD SCID criteria for OCD within past month 16.433 (16.419,16.448)
NEO Neuroticism t‐score NEO – t‐score for neuroticism subscore 15.614 (15.598,15.63)
NEO Neuroticism Raw score NEO – neuroticism subscore 15.219 (15.203,15.236)
GAF LIFE assessment – GAF at baseline 14.958 (14.944,14.973)
Y‐BOCS Total Y‐BOCS overall (summary) score 14.719 (14.704,14.734)
Occupational Impairment LIFE assessment – employment (impairment) 12.020 (12.005,12.034)
Y‐BOCS #6b Y‐BOCS item – time spent free of compulsive behaviors 11.919 (11.905,11.934)
Y‐BOCS Checklist – Worst Y‐BOCS checklist – compulsion type most like to get rid of 11.110 (11.086,11.135)
URICA #24 URICA item – “I hope that someone here will have some good advice for me.” 10.910 (10.894,10.925)
SCID OCD severity SCID OCD severity rating 9.997 (9.983,10.012)
Y‐BOCS Checklist – Cleaning Sum Y‐BOCS checklist – sum of cleaning/washing compulsions scores (q. 39–42) 8.713 (8.698,8.727)
Y‐BOCS Checklst Cleaning Mean Y‐BOCS checklist – average of cleaning/washing compulsions scores (q. 39–42) 8.676 (8.662,8.69)
NEO #26 NEO item – “Sometimes I feel completely worthless.” 8.667 (8.651,8.682)
NEO #41 NEO item – “Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up.” 8.507 (8.49,8.524)
Y‐BOCS Checklist – Re‐read/write Y‐BOCS checklist – re‐reading or re‐writing compulsions present 8.273 (8.26,8.287)
Y‐BOCS Checklist – Cleaning Y‐BOCS checklist – cleaning (household/inanimate objects) compulsions present 7.921 (7.907,7.935)
NEO #24 NEO item – “I tend to be cynical and skeptical of others' intentions.” 7.285 (7.271,7.299)
Social Adjustment (friends) Social Adjustment Self‐report (SAS) – able to talk about feelings and problems. 6.842 (6.822,6.862)
Social Functioning Assessment Social Functioning Assessment Scale (1–100 rating) 6.228 (6.213,6.243)