TABLE 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of Prolific and SPARK samples.
| Prolific sample |
SPARK sample |
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| Full sample | S1 positive | Clinical misophonia | Full sample | S1 positive | Clinical misophonia | |
| Sample size | 1403 | 833 | 102 | 936 | 647 | 332 |
| Age (years) | 32.27 (12.55) | 31.11 (11.91) | 29.69 (10.97) | 37.49 (13.28) | 37.44 (12.82) | 37.19 (12.40) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 686 (48.9%) | 334 (40.1%) | 28 (27.5%) | 346 (37.0%) | 184 (28.4%) | 71 (21.4%) |
| Female | 717 (51.1%) | 499 (59.9%) | 74 (72.5%) | 590 (63.0%) | 463 (71.6%) | 261 (78.6%) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 669 (47.7%) | 321 (38.5%) | 27 (26.5%) | 283 (36.2%) | 150 (27.7%) | 55 (19.9%) |
| Female | 685 (48.8%) | 468 (56.2%) | 64 (62.7%) | 457 (58.5%) | 356 (65.8%) | 194 (70.3%) |
| Non-binary or other gender | 49 (3.5%) | 44 (5.3%) | 11 (10.8%) | 41 (5.2%) | 35 (6.5%) | 27 (9.8%) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1106 (78.8%) | 674 (80.9%) | 85 (83.3%) | 854 (91.2%) | 592 (91.5%) | 307 (92.5%) |
| American indian or alaska native | 26 (1.9%) | 14 (1.7%) | 3 (2.9%) | 57 (6.1%) | 46 (7.1%) | 30 (9%) |
| Asian | 154 (11%) | 80 (9.6%) | 3 (2.9%) | 38 (4.1%) | 23 (3.6%) | 16 (4.8%) |
| Black or african american | 104 (7.4%) | 59 (7.1%) | 9 (8.8%) | 40 (4.3%) | 31 (4.8%) | 17 (5.1%) |
| Middle eastern or north african | 20 (1.4%) | 12 (1.4%) | 3 (2.9%) | 8 (0.9%) | 7 (1.1%) | 5 (1.5%) |
| Native hawaiian or other pacific islander | 3 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.4%) | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.9%) |
| Other race | 8 (0.6%) | 2 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (1.8%) | 14 (2.2%) | 5 (1.5%) |
| Hispanic or latino ethnicity | 138 (9.8%) | 82 (9.8%) | 6 (5.9%) | 67 (7.2%) | 50 (7.7%) | 27 (8.1%) |
| Education | ||||||
| No high school diploma | 18 (1.3%) | 11 (1.3%) | 2 (2.0%) | 15 (1.6%) | 9 (1.4%) | 6 (1.8%) |
| High school diploma or GED | 201 (14.3%) | 106 (12.7%) | 18 (17.6%) | 123 (13.1%) | 79 (12.2%) | 36 (10.8%) |
| Trade or vocational school | 13 (0.9%) | 8 (1.0%) | 2 (2.0%) | 34 (3.6%) | 25 (3.9%) | 13 (3.9%) |
| Some college but no degree | 371 (26.4%) | 230 (27.6%) | 28 (27.5%) | 217 (23.2%) | 158 (24.4%) | 93 (28%) |
| Associate Degree | 93 (6.6%) | 62 (7.4%) | 11 (10.8%) | 96 (10.3%) | 72 (11.1%) | 34 (10.2%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 453 (32.3%) | 279 (33.5%) | 33 (32.4%) | 221 (23.6%) | 137 (21.2%) | 71 (21.4%) |
| Some graduate school but no degree | 48 (3.4%) | 23 (2.8%) | 2 (2.0%) | 53 (5.7%) | 35 (5.4%) | 19 (5.7%) |
| Master’s degree | 160 (11.4%) | 95 (11.4%) | 6 (5.9%) | 122 (13%) | 93 (14.4%) | 44 (13.3%) |
| Professional degree | 25 (1.8%) | 9 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | 31 (3.3%) | 21 (3.2%) | 9 (2.7%) |
| Doctoral degree | 21 (1.5%) | 10 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (2.6%) | 18 (2.8%) | 7 (2.1%) |
| DMQ-SS mean score (0–4) | 0.70 (0.77) | 0.99 (0.8) | 2.28 (0.65) | 1.36 (1.00) | 1.67 (0.93) | 2.19 (0.78) |
| DMQ NTriggers (0–16) | 2.77 (2.73) | 3.92 (2.77) | 6.91 (2.89) | 4.97 (3.75) | 6.28 (3.55) | 7.66 (3.48) |
| DMQ impact VAS (0–100) | 32.59 (24.53) | 35.69 (24.69) | 63.25 (19.21) | 42.52 (29.37) | 50.4 (26.82) | 62.2 (23.22) |
| IHS total score (25–100) | 40.88 (15.15) | 45.19 (16.06) | 70.33 (14.48) | 59.86 (18.68) | 65.53 (16.7) | 75.87 (12.04) |
| IHS general loudness score (3–12) | 4.94 (2.22) | 5.51 (2.39) | 8.74 (2.13) | 2.76 (0.92) | 3.04 (0.78) | 3.45 (0.51) |
| DSM-SP phonophobia score (0–4) | 0.45 (0.65) | 0.59 (0.72) | 1.65 (0.83) | 1.16 (1.00) | 1.38 (1.00) | 1.89 (0.91) |
| OASIS total score (0–20) | 5.88 (4.7) | 6.68 (4.52) | 10.94 (3.67) | − | − | − |
| ODSIS total score (0–20) | 4.53 (5.07) | 5.32 (5.2) | 9.41 (5.58) | − | − | − |
| CUANGOS total score (0–20) | 2.57 (3.28) | 3.07 (3.44) | 6.15 (4.58) | − | − | − |
| SSS-8 total score (0–32) | 8.03 (5.97) | 9.24 (6.08) | 15.44 (6.32) | − | − | − |
| RLSS total score (6–42) | 23.33 (8.85) | 22.35 (8.82) | 18.31 (7.22) | − | − | − |
Continuous variables are presented as M (SD), whereas categorical variables are presented as N (%). S1 Positive, screen positive on DVMSQ “screening” item; DMQ-SS, Duke Misophonia Questionnaire–Symptom Scale; NTriggers, number of DMQ trigger categories endorsed; VAS, visual analog scale; IHS-LOUD, Inventory of Hyperacusis Symptoms “General Loudness” subscale; DSM-SP, DSM-5 Specific Phobia Severity Scale (modified for phonophobia); OASIS, Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale; ODSIS, Overall Depression Severity and Impairment Scale; CUANGOS, Clinically Useful Anger Outcome Scale; SSS-8, Somatic Symptom Scale–8; RLSS, Riverside Life Satisfaction Scale.