Table 1.
Variable | Immediate CBT (n = 40) | Waitlist (n = 40) |
---|---|---|
| ||
Demographics | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 27.8 (9.9) | 26.2 (9.5) |
Sex at birth | ||
Female | 92.5 (37) | 75.0 (30) |
Male | 7.5 (3) | 25.0 (10) |
Gender identity | ||
Female | 90.0 (36) | 75.0 (30) |
Male | 7.5 (3) | 25.0 (10) |
Genderqueer or non-binary | 2.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) |
Hispanic ethnicitya | 7.5 (3) | 15.0 (6) |
Race | ||
White | 82.5 (33) | 60.0 (24) |
Black | 0.0 (0) | 5.0 (2) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 10.0 (4) | 20.0 (8) |
Other | 7.5 (3) | 15.0 (6) |
Education | ||
≤High school graduate | 20.0 (8) | 15.0 (6) |
Technical school/some college | 27.5 (11) | 27.5 (11) |
College graduate | 27.5 (11) | 27.5 (11) |
Graduate or professional school | 25.0 (10) | 30.0 (12) |
Marital status | ||
Single, never married | 75.0 (30) | 70.0 (28) |
Married | 17.5 (7) | 17.5 (7) |
Living with partner | 5.0 (2) | 5.0 (2) |
Divorced/separated | 2.5 (1) | 7.5 (3) |
Employment | ||
Full-time (≥35 h/week) | 45.0 (18) | 32.5 (13) |
Part-time (<35 h/week) | 12.5 (5) | 5.0 (2) |
Student | 30.0 (12) | 60.0 (24) |
Unemployed | 5.0 (2) | 0.0 (0) |
Homemaker | 7.5 (3) | 2.5 (1) |
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Clinical characteristics | ||
Duration of BDD, years, mean (SD) | 14.0 (9.9) | 12.6 (11.6) |
Number of body parts of concernc, mean (SD) | 11.2 (6.3) | 11.1 (6.4) |
Delusional BDD | 10.0 (4) | 10.0 (4) |
Primary body part of concernd | ||
Face | 47.5 (19) | 30.0 (12) |
Skin | 37.5 (15) | 25.0 (10) |
Nose | 22.5 (9) | 37.5 (15) |
Body build | 22.5 (9) | 15.0 (6) |
Hair | 17.5 (7) | 15.0 (6) |
Jaw | 12.5 (5) | 20.0 (8) |
Legs | 15.0 (6) | 7.5 (3) |
Weight | 12.5 (5) | 10.0 (4) |
Eyes | 12.5 (5) | 7.5 (3) |
Breasts | 15.0 (6) | 5.0 (2) |
Cheeks | 5.0 (2) | 12.5 (5) |
Butt | 10.0 (4) | 7.5 (3) |
Head | 5.0 (2) | 10.0 (4) |
Teeth | 10.0 (4) | 2.5 (1) |
Current psychiatric comorbidities (DSM-5)d | ||
Social anxiety disorder | 37.5 (15) | 22.5 (9) |
Major depressive disorder/episode | 27.5 (11) | 25.0 (10) |
Generalized anxiety disorder | 22.5 (9) | 22.5 (9) |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 10.0 (4) | 12.5 (5) |
Agoraphobia | 10.0 (4) | 10.0 (4) |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | 2.5 (1) | 10.0 (4) |
Other | 12.5 (5) | 12.5 (5) |
Number of comorbid psychiatric disorders | ||
None | 32.5 (13) | 35.0 (14) |
1 | 35.0 (14) | 35.0 (14) |
2 | 20.0 (8) | 20.0 (8) |
3+ | 12.5 (5) | 10.0 (4) |
Current psychotropic medicationd | ||
None | 72.5 (29) | 62.5 (25) |
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor | 22.5 (9) | 27.5 (11) |
Non-SRI antidepressant | 5.0 (2) | 5.0 (2) |
Antipsychotic | 2.5 (1) | 0.0 (0) |
Other psychotropic medicationb | 10.0 (4) | 20.0 (8) |
Data are presented as % (n), except where indicated as mean (SD).
n = 1 missing (white race; ethnicity assumed to be non-Hispanic for calculations).
Includes benzodiazepines; anticonvulsants not included.
Body parts of concern include all parts of concern, not just body parts of primary concern.
Percentage sums may exceed 100% as participants could report more than one body part of primary concern, more than one diagnosis, or be on more than one stable psychotropic medication.