Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | BPD (n = 43) | PTSD (n = 28) | BN (n = 20) | HC (n = 28) |
| Age in years | ||||
| M (SD) | 26.72 (7.07) | 35.25 (7.53) | 23.70 (5.97) | 28.82 (7.47) |
| Variable | BPD (n = 43) | PTSD (n = 28) | BN (n = 20) | Χ2 test |
| Psychotropic medication | ||||
| n (%) | 16 (37%) | 17 (60%) | 5 (25%) | PTSD > BN |
| Hospitalization n (%) | ||||
| Outpatients | 26 (60%) | 8 (29%) | 9 (45%) | BPD > PTSD |
| Inpatients | 17 (40%) | 20 (71%) | 11 (55%) | PTSD > BPD |
| Current Axis I diagnoses n (%) | ||||
| Major depression | 9 (21%) | 15 (54%) | 10 (50%) | PTSD, BN > BPD |
| Anxiety disorders | 27 (63%) | 19 (68%) | 10 (50%) | n.s. |
| PTSD | 22 (51%) | all | 3 (15%) | BPD > BN |
| Bulimia nervosa | 9 (21%) | 2 (7%) | all | n.s. |
| Current Axis II disorders n (%) | ||||
| Borderline | all | exclusion criterion | not applicable | |
| Avoidant | 24 (25%) | 6 (21%) | 3 (15%) | BPD > PTSD, BN |
| Obsessive-compulsive | 7 (16%) | 3 (11%) | 2 (10%) | n.s. |
| Dependent | 7 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | n.s. |
| Paranoid | 7 (16%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (5%) | n.s. |
BPD borderline personality disorder, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, BN bulimia nervosa, HC healthy controls, > signals significant group differences, n.s, no significant group differences