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. 2021 Feb 26;8:9. doi: 10.1186/s40479-021-00147-9

Table 5.

Group differences in demographic, predisposing, and clinical variables at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1)

Borderline type (n = 439) Impulsive type (n = 67) Group comparison
n (%) M (SD) Mdn n (%) M (SD) Mdn Statistics p BH Effect size
DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
 Male (n = 506) 34 (7.7) 63 (94.0) χ2(1) = 279.30 <.001*** s. V = .74
 Age (n = 506) 14.95 (1.36) 15.00 15.72 (1.40) 16.00 U = 9866.50 <.001*** s. r = .19
PREDISPOSING VARIABLES
 CECA.Q antipathy (n = 457) 227 (57.3) 18 (29.5) χ2(1) = 16.44 <.001*** s. V = .19
 CECA.Q neglect (n = 457) 175 (44.2) 17 (27.9) χ2(1) = 5.78 .016* s. V = .11
 CECA.Q physical abuse (n = 453) 106 (27.0) 14 (23.0) χ2(1) = .453 .501 n.s. V = .03
 CECA.Q sexual abuse (n = 457) 94 (23.7) 5 (8.2) χ2(1) = 7.52 .006** s. V = .13
 DAPP-BQ Emotional Dysregulation (n = 453) 383.56 (62.25) 388.00 304.53 (69.23) 318.00 U = 18,228.50 <.001*** s. r = .32
 DAPP-BQ Dissocial Behavior (n = 452) 201.64 (42.67) 200.00 219.81 (43.65) 235.00 U = 8316.00 .001** s. r = .15
 DAPP-BQ Inhibitedness (n = 437) 109.41 (27.01) 105.00 93.64 (21.45) 89.00 U = 14,635.50 <.001*** s. r = .22
 DAPP-BQ Compulsivity (n = 460) 42.43 (10.86) 42.00 43.28 (10.50) 43.00 U = 11,054.00 .646 n.s. r = .02
CLINICAL VARIABLES
 SCID-II BPD
  T0 (n = 506) 183 (41.7) 1 (1.5) <.001*** s. V = .28
  T1 (n = 235) 72 (34.1) 0 (0) <.001*** s. V = .22
 No. SCID-II BPD criteria
  T0 (n = 506) 3.97 (2.24) 4.00 1.40 (1.38) 1.00 U = 24,285.00 <.001*** s. r = .34
  T1 (n = 235) 3.44 (2.22) 3.00 1.50 (1.18) 2.00 U = 3808.50 <.001*** s. r = .25
 SCID-II CD
  T0 (n = 502) 59 (13.6) 36 (53.7) χ2(1) = 61.05 <.001*** s. V = .35
  T1 (n = 236) 22 (10.4) 7 (29.2) χ2(1) = 7.06 .008** s. V = .17
 SCID-II ASPD
  T0 (n = 496) 21 (4.9) 12 (18.8) χ2(1) = 17.31 <.001*** s. V = .19
  T1 (n = 234) 3 (1.4) 4 (16.7) 002** s. V = .27
 MINI-KID AUD
  T0 (n = 148) 36 (29.5) 12 (46.2) χ2(1) = 2.71 .100 n.s. V = .1 4
  T1 (n = 75) 28 (45.9) 5 (35.7) χ2(1) = 0.48 .489 n.s. V = .08
 MINI-KID SUD
  T0 (n = 126) 26 (26.3) 17 (63.0) χ2(1) = 12.71 <.001*** s. V = .32
  T1 (n = 42) 23 (69.7) 7 (77.8) χ2(1) = 0.23 .634 n.s. V = .07
 IGD
  T0 (n = 250) 1 (0.5) 4 (9.8) .003** s. V = .25
  T1 (n = 137) 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1.000 n.s. V = .03
 SITBI no. suicidal thoughts past year
  T0 (n = 501) 100.39 (105.58) 70.00 16.03 (49.21) 0.00 U = 24,698.50 <.001*** s. r = .36
  T1 (n = 237) 86.90 (90.48) 54.00 20.83 (37.14) 1.00 U = 3954.00 <.001*** s. r = .27
 SITBI no. suicidal attempts past year
  T0 (n = 504) 1.96 (9.28) 0.00 0.13 (0.46) 0.00 U = 19,503.50 <.001*** s. r = .22
  T1 (n = 237) 0.61 (1.61) 0.00 0.08 (0.28) 0.00 U = 3072.00 .034* s. r = .14
 SITBI no. NSSI past year
  T0 (n = 500) 71.44 (82.77) 45.00 10.14 (26.80) 0.00 U = 23,978.50 <.001*** s. r = .36
  T1 (n = 236) 50.39 (64.17) 24.50 7.63 (20.99) 0.00 U = 4128.50 <.001*** s. r = .30
 CDI
  T0 (n = 458) 30.25 (9.30) 31.00 17.13 (8.40) 16.00 U = 20,508.00 <.001*** s. r = .35
  T1 (n = 208) 23.24 (11.77) 23.50 15.19 (10.72) 10.50 U = 2134.00 .010** s. r = .17
 SCL-90-R GSI
  T0 (n = 467) 1.68 (0.71) 1.74 0.80 (0.69) 0.70 U = 20,187.50 <.001*** s. r = .33
  T1 (n = 236) 1.26 (0.81) 1.15 0.64 (0.64) 0.38 U = 3459.00 <.001*** s. r = .22
 KIDSSCREEN-10
  T0 (n = 417) 33.99 (6.62) 33.79 44.81 (10.06) 43.35 U = 3109.50 <.001*** s. r = .33
  T1 (n = 186) 38.93 (9.26) 37.42 49.22 (11.52) 48.29 U = 524.50 .001** s. r = .22
 GAF
  T0 (n = 422) 47.46 (11.45) 48.00 55.28 (14.04) 51.00 U = 7130.00 <.001*** s. r = .21
  T1 (n = 236) 61.91 (13.59) 60.00 65.96 (14.69) 60.00 U = 2166.00 .231 n.s. r = .08
 CGI-S
  T0 (n = 480) 5.10 (0.91) 5.00 4.56 (1.11) 5.00 U = 16,959.00 <.001*** s. r = .17
  T1 (n = 235) 3.65 (1.33) 4.00 3.13 (1.36) 3.50 U = 3056.50 .087 n.s. r = .11
CGI-I (n = 232) 2.74 (1.13) 2.00 2.54 (1.22) 2.00 U = 2742.50 .398 n.s. r = .06

Notes. AUD alcohol use disorder, ASPD antisocial personality disorder, BH Benjamini-Hochberg correction, BPD borderline personality disorder, CD Conduct Disorder, CDI Children’s Depression Inventory, CECA. Q Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire, CGI-S/−I Clinical Global Impression Severity / Improvement scale, DAPP-BQ Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology Basic Questionnaire, GAF DSM-IV Axis Five Global Assessment of Functioning, IGD internet gaming disorder, KIDSCREEN-10 health-related quality of life, MINI-KID Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, NSSI non-suicidal self-injury, SCID-II Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders, SITBI Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview; SCL-90-R GSI Symptom-Checklist-90-Revised Global Severity Index, SUD substance use disorder