Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | Cohort group (N = 18) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 11 |
| Female | 7 |
| Age (years) | |
| Median | 30.5 |
| Range | 20-50 |
| Disease duration (years) | |
| Median | 23.5 |
| Range | 8-44 |
| Level of education (years) | |
| Median | 12.5 |
| Range | 8-17 |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed | 6 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 9 |
| Single | 9 |
| Family history of tics | 7 |
| Diagnosis of ADHD | 14 |
| OCS | 12 |
| History of depressive episode/s | 7 |
| Anxiety | 10 |
Abbreviations: OCS: obsessive compulsive symptoms; ADHD: attention deficit hyperactive disorder.