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. 2019 Mar 11;19(2):85–96. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2019.02.005

Table 4.

Differences in the frequency and disturbance of four sets of mental intrusions across countries.

Location of sample Frequency of mental intrusions Disturbance due to mental intrusions
OCD BDD IA-H EDs OCD BDD IA-H EDs
Spain
(frequency: n=233; disturbance: n=157)
2.26
(0.77)ac/1
2.14
(0.99)a/1
1.83
(0.87)b/1
2.36
(1.04)c/1
1.99
(0.59)a.b/1
1.97
(0.78)a/1
2.15
(0.91)b/1
1.93
(0.80)a/1
Portugal
(frequency: n=201; disturbance: n=161)
2.24
(0.71)a/1
2.13
(0.94)ab/1
1.97
(0.82)b/1
2.59
(1.06)c/1.3
2.16
(0.69)a/2
1.99
(0.84)b/1
2.39
(0.90)c/1
2.00
(0.87)ab/1
Italy
(frequency: n=114; disturbance: n=90)
2.06
(0.78)a/13
1.99
(0.88)a/1
1.54
(0.59)b/3
2.13
(0.96)a/2
1.90
(0.70)a/3
1.91
(0.76)a/1
1.94
(0.87)a/2
1.75
(0.79)a/2
Iran
(frequency: n=35; disturbance: n=26)
2.76
(0.97)a/2
2.37
(1.17)a/1.2
2.79
(1.27)a/2
2.66
(1.56)a/1.2.3
2.01
(0.63)a/1.2.3
1.90
(0.85)a/1.2
2.28
(0.97)a/1
1.95
(0.90)a/2
Israel
(frequency: n=71; disturbance: n=54)
1.85
(0.77)ab/3
1.77
(0.82)a/1
1.76
(0.75)a/1
2.12
(0.98)b/2
1.49
(0.46)a/3
1.47
(0.63)a/2
1.55
(0.55)a/3
1.66
(0.68)a/2
Turkey
(frequency: n=209; disturbance: n=133)
2.57
(0.74)a/2
2.57
(1.04)a/2
1.82
(0.73)b/1
2.82
(1.20)c/3
2.01
(0.55)a/1
1.99
(0.72)a/1
2.03
(0.78)a/2
1.52
(0.58)b/2.3
Argentina
(frequency: n=82; disturbance: n=67)
1.97
(0.82)ac/1.3
1.78
(0.87)ab/1
1.57
(0.88)b/1.3
2.22
(1.12)c/1
1.65
(0.63)a/3
1.73
(0.86)a/1.2
1.57
(0.68)a/3
1.81
(0.87)a/2

Note. Data are Mean (SD). Values which share the same superscript were not significantly different from each other. Superscripts a.b.c indicate post-hoc within-group (UMIs content) differences (Bonferroni). Superscripts 1.2.3 indicate post-hoc among location differences (same UMI content) (Bonferroni). Same superscript means no differences.

OCD: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder; BDD: Body Dysmorphic Disorder; IA/H: Illness Anxiety/Hypochondriasis; EDs: Eating Disorders.