Table 1.

Descriptive indicators of obsessive-compulsive disorder and its components and the frequency distribution of OCD symptoms by gender (n = 150)

Scale	Subscale	Mean	SD	Female	Male	p value
OCD	Checking	4.8	1.4	5.1 (1.2)	4.1 (1.4)	.001
	Washing	6.3	1.6	6.7 (1.7)	5.8 (1.3)	.001
	Strictness	4.5	1.3	5.1 (1.2)	3.6 (.7)	.001
	Doubting	4.6	1.1	5.1 (.9)	3.7 (.7)	.001
Total score		16.42	4.2	18.1 (4.)	13.3 (2.6)	.001