Table 1.

Demographic, hormonal, and clinical characteristics.

	BPD		HC
	M	SD	M	SD	T/Fdf	p	${\eta }_{\text{p}}^2$
Age (in years)	30.19	7.51	28.36	7.65	1.28112	0.202
IQ	108.71	10.89	115.66	11.15	−3.34111	0.001*
Progesterone (ng/ml)	2.80	3.84	1.25	2.14	2.70112	0.008
Estradiol (pg/ml)	65.69	51.64	65.80	66.37	−0.10112	0.992
BSL	1.50	0.86	0.11	0.14	122.391,104	<0.001*	0.54
BDI	21.23	11.22	1.76	2.43	142.041,104	<0.001*	0.58
ECR-R anxiety	5.12	1.11	2.06	0.85	253.221,110	<0.001*	0.70
ECR-R avoidance	4.01	1.13	2.79	0.64	152.741,110	<0.001*	0.58
DERS	132.43	19.68	65.30	12.49	417.171,105	<0.001*	0.80
BIS	89.33	13.28	59.18	10.18	151.621,106	<0.001*	0.59
STAXI: trait anger	27.67	6.13	17.23	3.93	92.921,105	<0.001*	0.47
CTQ	60.72	23.39	30.63	7.85	64.501,105	<0.001	0.39

M, means; SD, standard deviation. Significant p-values marked with an asterisk. Bonferroni corrected for multiple testing. Factor “IQ” included as a covariate for questionnaire data. BSL, Borderline Symptom List; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; ECR-R, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised; DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; BIS, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; STAXI, State–Trait Anger Inventory; CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.