Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical variables between respondent and resistant OCD groups
| Clinical characteristics | Resistant group (N=30) | Responder group (N=41) | Analysis (t or χ2) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 32.83±9.02 | 32.39±9.77 | 0.195 | 0.846 |
| Gender (female) | 22 (73.3%) | 29 (70.7%) | 0.058 | 0.810 |
| Education (years) | 9.93±5.74 | 11.68±4.89 | 1.385 | 0.171 |
| Duration of illness (years) | 10.83±8.47 | 7.02±7.00 | 2.071 | 0.042* |
| Y-BOCS obsessions | 18.27±1.76 | 10.68±3.10 | 12.034 | 0.000* |
| Y-BOCS compulsions | 17.97±2.88 | 10.02±3.70 | 9.782 | 0.000* |
| Y-BOCS insight | 2.77±1.01 | 0.83±0.74 | 9.364 | 0.000* |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 26.83±13.25 | 17.90±12.23 | 2.933 | 0.005* |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 26.43±13.40 | 18.83±14.21 | 2.281 | 0.026* |
| RMET | 17.67±5.25 | 21.56±4.48 | 3.363 | 0.001* |
| BABS | 21.97±5.89 | 13.59±5.49 | 6.163 | 0.000* |
*
values are significant.
Y-BOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Scale, RMET: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, BABS: Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale