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The detailed distribution of symptomatic dimensions among people with OCD.
| Obsessions | N (%) | Compulsions | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Aggressive | 72 (76.6) | Checking | 46 (51.7) |
| Contamination | 46 (48.9) | Cleaning/washing | 28 (31.5) | |
| Hoarding/saving | 25 (26.6) | Hoarding/collecting | 16 (18.0) | |
| Symmetry or exactness | 22 (23.4) | Ordering/arranging | 24 (27.0) | |
| Miscellaneous | 79 (84.0) | Miscellaneous | 57 (64.0) | |
| Sexual | 24 (25.5) | Repeating | 28 (31.5) | |
| Religious | 27 (28.7) | Counting | 6 (6.7) | |
| Somatic | 39 (41.5) |
