Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Variable	OCD	HCS	p-value
Demographic measure
Number	61	67	-
Sex	M43, F18	M 48, F 19	-
Age average	27.7 ± 8.4	28.9 ± 8.5	p = 0.45
Clinical measures
YBOCS total score	26.8 ± 6.1	2.3 ± 3.4	p < 0.001
YBOCS obsessions score	14.6 ± 3.8	1.2 ± 1.7	p < 0.001
YBCOS compulsions score	12.2 ± 5.0	1.2 ± 2.1	p < 0.001

OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; HCS, healthy control subject; Y-BOCS, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.