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. 2021 May;137:603–612. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.11.001

Table 4.

Differences in variables of interest across skin picking disorder (SPD) subtypes.

Variable
Class 1 SPD-Absent/Controls (n = 115)
SPD Subtype 1 (n = 112)
SPD Subtype 2 (n = 52)
Statistic – Overall
Post hoc tests
Demographic and Clinical Measures
Age, yrs 29.78 (0.937) 30.244 (0.967) 32.1 (1.644) Chi-square = 1.51; df = 2; p = 0.47 (corrected p value = 1)
Sex, proportion female 0.816 0.840 0.856 Chi-square = 0.460; df = 2; P = 0.795 (corrected p value = 1)
Duration of illness, yrs 17.557 (1.452) 17.821 (1.103) 18.095 (1.7) Chi-square = 0.058; df = 2; P = 0.971 (corrected p value = 1)
ADHD symptoms (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener total scores) 1.149 (0.142) 2.478 (0.182) 1.834 (0.257) Chi-square = 33.606; df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value < .001) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001) and compared to subtype 2 (p = .041) Subtype 2 compared to controls (p = .02)
Impairment due to BFRB (Sheehan Disability Scale total score) 3.861 (0.482) 9.817 (0.741) 5.706 (0.932) Chi-square = 45.364; df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value < .001) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001) and compared to Subtype 2 (p = .001)
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire 3.345 (0.386) 7.221 (0.578) 4.651 (0.696) Chi-square = 31.116; df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value < .001) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001) and compared to Subtype 2 (p = .005)
The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire – Reappraisal Subscale 28.727 (0.672) 26.158 (0.707) 26.748 (1.052) Chi-square = 7.359; df = 2; p = .025 (corrected p value = .303)
Suppression Subscales 12.82 (0.495) 13.742 (0.5) 13.846 (0.745) Chi-square = 2.191; df = 2; p = .334 (corrected p value = 1)
Distress Tolerance Scale total score 56.37 (1.205) 48.566 (1.334) 51.701 (1.932) Chi-square = 19.135; df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value < .001) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001) Subtype 2 compared to controls (p = .04)
Adult Sensory Profile: Sensory Sensitivity subscale 30.043 (0.704) 36.933 (0.816) 32.874 (1.22) Chi-square = 40.862 df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value < .001) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001) and compared to Subtype 2 (p = .006) Subtype 2 compared to controls (p = .044)
Perfectionism (Frost Perfectionism in Adults total score) 78.104 (2.027) 90.544 (2.132) 83.618 (3.028) Chi-square = 17.894 df = 2; p < .001 (corrected p value = .002) Subtype 1 compared to controls (p < .001)
Comorbidity
ADHD diagnosis, proportion meeting diagnostic criteria 0 0.044 0 Chi-square = 5.193 df = 2; p = .075 (corrected p value = .745)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnosis, proportion with diagnosis 0.035 0.080 0.019 Chi-square = 3.588 df = 2; p = .166 (corrected p value = 1)
Family History
Family History of OCD, proportion with 0.009 0.035 0.039 Chi-square = 2.685 df = 2; p = .261 (corrected p value = 1)
Family history of Alcohol use disorder, proportion with 0.122 0.248 0.196 Chi-square = 6.387 df = 2; p = .041 (corrected p value = .451)
Family history of Substance use disorder, proportion with 0.061 0.124 0.098 Chi-square = 2.832; df = 3; p = .243 (corrected p value = 1)
Cognitive Measures
Barratt Impulsivity Scale total 56.773 (1.139) 61.51 (1.08) 57.582 (1.641) Chi-square = 9.96 df = 2; p = 0.007 (corrected p value = .089)
Extra-dimensional set-shifting errors 10.674 (1.044) 9.063 (0.999) 10.46 (1.549) Chi-square = 1.377 df = 2; p = .502 (corrected p value = 1)
Stop-signal reaction times 232.344 (12.414) 218.942 (9.266) 200.741 (8.157) Chi-square = 5.094 df = 2; p = .078 (corrected p value = .745)