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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2017 Aug 1;29(3):173–181.

Table 2. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of subjects with and without OCPD symptoms (endorsement of at least 4 of 8 diagnostic criteria).

Data are displayed as mean (standard deviation) or number, n, of cases [% of group].

Controls
(N=377)
OCPD symptom group
(N=946)
F Uncorrected P Corrected Sig
Age, years 28.5 (13.0) 26.2 (11.1) 10.377 0.001 *
Sex male, n [%] 163 [43.2%] 344 [36.4%] @ 0.0241 n.s.
Ethnicity White, n [%] 259 [68.7%] 670 [70.8%] @ 0.464 n.s.
Educational Level 1.44 (1.90) 1.03 (1.70) 14.573 <0.001 **
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, n [%] 30 [8.0%] 208 [22.0%] @ <0.0001 **
Social Anxiety Disorder, n [%] 24 [6.4%] 146 [15.4%] @ <0.0001 **
Avoidant Personality Disorder, n [%] 119 [31.6%] 495 [52.3%] @ <0.0001 **
OCD, n [%] 22 [5.8%] 125 [13.2%] 16.063 <0.001 **
Internet Addiction symptoms, IAT total score 29.0 (9.6) 32.6 (11.8) 27.279 <0.001 **
ADHD symptoms, ASRS total score 16.2 (0.39) 19.8 (0.25) 62.951 <0.001 **
BIS Attentional impulsivity 18.9 (5.1) 18.1 (4.8) 7.558 0.006 n.s.
BIS Motor impulsivity 25.9 (6.9) 24.0 (6.8) 22.671 <0.001 **
BIS Non-Planning impulsivity 25.8 (4.8) 23.5 (5.1) 58.590 <0.001 **
Padua Contamination Obsessions and Washing Compulsions 6.8 (6.8) 11.0 (8.4) 72.255 <0.001 **
Padua Dressing/Grooming Compulsions 1.3 (2.0) 2.6 (2.9) 62.004 <0.001 **
Padua Checking Compulsions 7.6 (6.4) 12.7 (8.5) 110.317 <0.001 **
Padua Thought of Harm to Self/Others 3.2 (3.7) 6.0 (5.3) 87.753 <0.001 **
Padua Impulses to Harm Self/Others 2.2 (3.7) 3.7 (5.2) 25.199 <0.001 **

Statistical tests refer to ANOVA F, except where indicated c = chi-square test. IAT = Young’s Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire; BIS = Barratt Impulsiveness Questionnaire; Padua = obsessive-compulsive questionnaire; ASRS = Adult ADHD Rating Scale.

Corrected sig. refers to whether differences are statistically significant with Bonferroni correction: * <0.05, ** p<0.01, n.s. not significant.