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. 2021 Mar 17;11:177. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01298-7

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with PD at T1 and T2.

Wait-list controls (n = 20) Non-responder (n = 20) Responder (n = 18)
T1 T2 T1 vs. T2 T1 T2 T1 vs. T2 T1 T2 T1 vs. T2 T1 group T2 group Group × Session
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
BDI (0–63) 15.8 9.1 14.6a 7.6 p = 0.242 13.9 9.0 12.2a 8.7 p = 0.425 15.8 12.0 6.1b 7.4 p = 0.004 p = 0.792 p = 0.007 p = 0.027
BSQ (17–85) 45.2 10.9 43.9a 13.4 p = 0.469 43.2 12.5 35.8ab 12.6 p = 0.017 47.0 14.5 27.3b 10.1 p < 0.001 p = 0.649 p = 0.001 p < 0.001
PAS (0–57) 22.0 9.0 17.9a 9.7 p = 0.143 18.2 9.7 11.8ab 8.3 p = 0.026 24.3 9.8 7.1b 7.6 p < 0.001 p = 0.142 p = 0.002 p = 0.001
Number/severity of panic attacks (0–4) 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 p = 0.059 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.2 p = 0.553 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 p < 0.001 p = 0.779 p = 0.101 p = 0.018
Agoraphobic avoidance (0–4) 1.8 1.3 1.4a 1.2 p = 0.114 1.5 1.3 0.7b 0.8 p = 0.005 2.0 0.9 0.4b 0.5 p < 0.001 p = 0.423 p = 0.002 p = 0.007
Anxious apprehension (0–4) 2.3 1.3 2.2a 0.9 p = 0.681 1.9 1.3 1.3b 1.0 p = 0.040 2.5 0.9 1.0b 0.8 p < 0.001 p = 0.235 p = 0.001 p = 0.005
ACQ (1–5) 2.0 0.5 2.0a 0.7 p = 0.469 2.0 0.6 1.5ab 0.3 p = 0.006 2.2 0.7 1.5b 0.6 p < 0.001 p = 0.652 p = 0.009 p = 0.010
MI alone (1–5) 2.2 0.9 2.3a 1.1 p = 0.124 2.4 1.2 1.7ab 0.8 p = 0.002 2.4 0.9 1.2b 0.4 p < 0.001 p = 0.842 p = 0.003 p = 0.006
ASI (0–64) 28.2 10.5 26.5a 13.3 p = 0.299 27.0 12.0 20.2ab 12.1 p = 0.016 34.0 13.6 13.6b 9.5 p < 0.001 p = 0.177 p = 0.008 p < 0.001
SIGH-A (0–56) 21.5 12.3 18.9a 13.2 p = 0.176 21.4 8.5 18.6a 8.4 p = 0.322 18.9 11.6 8.4b 5.3 p = 0.002 p = 0.715 p = 0.002 p = 0.024
CGI (1–7) 5.0 1.4 4.5a 1.0 p = 0.219 5.0 0.7 3.9a 1.2 p = 0.006 4.8 1.2 2.9b 0.9 p < 0.001 p = 0.835 p < 0.001 p = 0.031
Age 34.4 9.4 34.4 11.7 32.4 11.6 p = 0.820
n n n
Sex (female/male) 13/7 11/9 11/7 p = 0.809
Number of PD diagnoses with/without AG 19/1 17/3 18/0 p = 0.175
Number of comorbid diagnoses (None/1/2–3) 10/6/4 9/8/3 8/6/4 p = 0.957

BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BSQ Body Sensations Questionnaire, PAS Panic and Agoraphobia Scale. Number and severity of panic attacks: number of panic attacks during the last week as reported in the PAS. Agoraphobic avoidance as reported in the PAS. Anxious apprehension as reported in the PAS. ACQ Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire, MI alone Mobility Inventory—alone subscale, ASI Anxiety Sensitivity Index, SIGH-A Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, CGI Clinical Global Impression Scale.

a,bMeans with the same letter indicate that these groups did not differ significantly. Different letters indicate significant differences between groups.

abMeans were not significantly different from the means with the letters a and b.