Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with generalised anxiety disorder in the sample
| Characteristic | CBT (n = 28) | MCT (n = 32) | Wait-list (n = 21) | Total (n = 81) | F/χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (s.d.) | 38.61 (10.9) | 36.96 (14.02) | 37.86 (12.72) | 37.75 (12.54) | 0.130 | 0.878 |
| Female, n (%) | 19 (68) | 24 (75) | 16 (76) | 59 (73) | 0.539 | 0.764 |
| Social status, n (%) | 12.31 | 0.421 | ||||
| Single | 3 (21) | 7 (50) | 4 (29) | 14 (18) | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 17 (32) | 22 (41) | 14 (27) | 53 (65) | ||
| Separated/widowed | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | ||
| Not reported | 7 (64) | 1 (9) | 3 (27) | 11 (13) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 2.91 | 0.573 | ||||
| White | 27 (96) | 31 (96) | 20 (95) | 78 (96) | ||
| Other | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (5) | 3 (4) | ||
| Work status, n (%) | 60.80 | 0.864 | ||||
| Full time/partial | 23 (82) | 21 (65) | 14 (66) | 58 (71) | ||
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (3.8) | ||
| Student | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 (15) | ||
| Sick leave | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 (8.8) | ||
| Disability pension | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2.4) | ||
| Comorbid diagnoses, mean (s.d.) | 2.43 (1.26) | 2.34 (1.20) | 2.52 (1.20) | 2.41 (1.21) | 0.364 | 0.696 |
| Major depressive disorder, n (%) | 14 (33) | 15 (35) | 13 (32) | 42 | 1.408 | 0.495 |
| Episode, n | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Recurrent, n | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 | ||
| Dysthymia, n | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Agoraphobia, n | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.159 | 0.560 |
| Social phobia, n | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 0.188 | 0.910 |
| Specific phobia, n | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3.194 | 0.202 |
| Panic disorder, n | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.166 | 0.125 |
| Obsessive–compulsive disorder, n | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.730 | 0.694 |
| Somatisation/hypochondria, n | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.203 | 0.904 |
| Eating disorder, n | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.966 | 0.617 |
| Avoidant PD, n | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.203 | 0.904 |
| Dependent PD, n | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.159 | 0.560 |
CBT, cognitive–behavioural therapy; MCT, metacognitive therapy; PD, personality disorder.