Table 4.
Comparison of SHB+ and SHB− current groups.
| All GTS patients | Children with GTS | Adults with GTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHB current+ (n = 55) |
SHB current− (n = 110) |
p |
SHB current+ (n = 34) | SHB current− (n = 66) | p | SHB current+ (n = 21) | SHB current− (n = 44) |
p | |
| Age at evaluation [years] [median] (IQR) |
14 (11-20) |
12 (9-23) |
0.21 | 11.5 (9–11) | 10 (8–11) | 0.000 | 22 (20–33) | 25.5 (22-32) |
0.000 |
| Gender (male/female) | 42/13 | 83/27 | 0.898 | 28/6 | 49/17 | 0.361 | 14/7 | 34/10 | 0.363 |
| YGTSS [median] (IQR) |
64 (51-76) |
35 (23-53) |
0.000 | 60.5 (50–70) | 30.5(19-43) | 0.000 | 71 (58–79) | 44.5 (33–60) | 0.000 |
| Depression | n = 4 (7.3%) | n = 4 (3.6%) | 0.305 | n = 2 (5.9%) | n = 0 (0%) | 0.047 | n = 2 (9.5%) | n = 4 (9.1%) | 0.955 |
| ADHD | n = 18 (32.7%) | n = 17 (15.5%) | 0.011 | n = 13 (38.2%) | n = 12 (18.2%) | 0.028 | n = 5 (23.8%) | n = 5 (11.4%) | 0.193 |
| OCD | n = 13(23.6%) | n = 7 (6.4%) | 0.00135 | n = 5 (14.7%) | n = 1(1.5%) | 0.009 | n = 8 (38.1%) | n = 6 (13.6%) | 0.025 |
| OCS | n = 25(45.5%) | n = 43 (39.1%) | 0.434 | n = 19 (55.9%) | n = 23 (34.8%) | 0.044 | n = 6 (28.6%) | n = 20 (45.5%) | 0.194 |
| Anxiety disorder | n = 32 (58.2%) | n = 38 (34.6%) | 0.004 | n = 21 (61.8%) | n = 25 (37.9%) | 0.023 | n = 11 (52.4%) | n = 13 (29.5%) | 0.074 |
| Aggression | n = 26 (47.3%) | n = 29 (26.4%) | 0.00005 | n = 16 (47.1%) | n = 12 (18.2%) | 0.002 | n = 10 (47.6%) | n = 7 (15.9%) | 0.007 |
| Significant social skill problems | n = 16 (29.1%) | n = 5 (4.6%) | 0.00001 | n = 11 (32.4%) | n = 3 (4.5%) | 0.0002 | n = 5 (23.8%) | n = 2 (4.5%) | 0.019 |
SHB, self-harm behavior; GTS, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; YGTSS, Yale Global Tic Severity Scale; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCS, obsessive-compulsive symptoms; IQR, interquartile range.
Current prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and disorders is shown.
The bolded texts refers to the p value lower than 0.05.