Table 1.
Demographic and psychometric data of participants with panic attacks (PA) and healthy controls (HC).
| PA (n = 21) | HC (n = 22) | χ2, F | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Gender | 6 females | 10 females | 1.31 | 0.252 | ||
| Awareness | 16 (76%) | 20 (90%) | 1.71 | 0.191 | ||
| Age in years | 28.38 | 10.11 | 25.68 | 6.93 | 1.05 | 0.311 |
| US intensity (mA) | 1.94 | 0.90 | 1.99 | 1.39 | 0.02 | 0.879 |
| US intensity rating | 5.33 | 1.46 | 5.18 | 1.01 | 0.16 | 0.693 |
| STAI Trait | 40.90 | 8.69 | 33.41 | 6.06 | 10.85 | 0.002 |
| ASI | 24.71 | 10.96 | 12.50 | 7.83 | 17.80 | <0.001 |
| BDI | 8.95 | 4.98 | 3.05 | 2.66 | 23.80 | <0.001 |
| PFS | 3.10 | 1.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.17 | <0.001 |
| PASQ | 42.38 | 24.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.69 | <0.001 |
| PACQ | 21.95 | 12.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.95 | <0.001 |
| AQ | 17.67 | 13.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 38.23 | <0.001 |
ASI, Anxiety Sensitivity Index; STAI, State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventar; PFS, Panic Frequency Scale; PASQ, Panic Attack Symptoms Questionnaire; PACQ, Panic Attack Cognitions Questionnaire; AQ, Avoidance Questionnaire. Bold values indicates significant values.