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. 2022 Dec 30;12:528. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02294-1

Table 1.

Participant characteristics in the full sample and by sequence.

Total sample (N = 28) PBO-EP (N = 14) EP-PBO (N = 14)
n % n % n %
Age, years, mean (SD)a 28.7 (6.8) 32.1 (6.6) 25.5 (5.6)
BMI at recruitment (SD) 26.3 (6.1) 28.2 (6.3) 24.5 (5.3)
White race 25 89.2 12 85.7 13 92.9
Education
 <4 yr college degree 4 14.2 1 7.1 3 21.4
 4 yr college degree 15 53.6 8 57.1 7 50.0
 Post-graduate degree 9 32.1 5 35.7 4 28.5
Household income
 Less than $25,000 8 28.6 1 7.1 7 50.0
 $25,000–$49,999 8 28.6 3 21.4 5 35.7
 $50,000–$99,999 8 28.6 8 57.1 0 0.0
 $100,000 or more 4 14.3 2 14.2 2 14.2
Sexual orientation
 Heterosexual 11 39.2 6 42.8 5 35.7
 Bisexual 8 28.6 3 21.4 5 35.7
 Lesbian/gay 3 10.7 0 0.0 3 21.4
 Other non-heterosexual 6 21.4 5 35.7 1 7.1
Gender (Cisgender) 26 92.8 12 85.7 14 100
Cohabitation with partnera 18 64.3 12 85.7 6 42.8
Parity 9 32.1 5 35.7 4 28.7
Current daily SSRI use 12 42.9 7 50.0 5 35.7
Current daily stimulant use 3 10.7 2 14.2 1 7.1
Current daily mood stabilizer use 3 10.7 1 7.1 2 14.2
Current weekly psychotherapy 14 50.0 6 42.8 8 57.1
Lifetime non-suicidal self-injury 17 60.7 7 50.0 10 71.4
Lifetime suicide attempt 16 57.1 8 57.1 8 57.1
Any depressive disorder 22 78.6 12 85.7 10 71.4
Major depressive disorder 19 67.9 11 78.6 8 57.1
Persistent depressive disorder 19 67.9 10 71.4 9 64.3
Attention deficit/hyp disorder 4 14.3 2 14.3 2 14.3
Generalized anxiety disorder 13 46.4 7 50.0 6 42.9
Social anxiety disorder 14 50.0 7 50.0 7 50.0
Panic disorder 2 7.1 1 7.1 1 7.1
Agoraphobia 3 10.7 3 21.4 0 0.0
Specific phobia 7 25.0 4 28.6 3 21.4
Obsessive–compulsive disorder 4 14.3 3 21.4 1 7.1
Anorexia nervosa 1 3.6 0 0.0 1 7.1
Bulimia nervosa 1 3.6 1 7.1 0 0.0
Post-traumatic stress disorderb 9 32.1 2 7.1 7 50.0
Borderline PD 7 25.0 5 35.7 2 14.2
Avoidant PD 6 21.4 4 28.6 2 14.3
Obsessive–compulsive PD 2 7.1 0 0.0 2 14.3
Lifetime physical/sexual abuse 15 53.6 8 57.1 7 50.0
Abuse before age 13 5 17.9 2 14.3 3 21.4
C-PASS MRMD (BL cycle) 0/27 0.0 0/14 0.0 0/13 0.0
C-PASS PME (BL cycle) 16/27 52.9 8/14 57.1 8/13 61.5

aPBO-EP > EP-PBO; bEP-PBO > PBO-EP.

BL baseline, PD P-personality disorder, BMI body mass index, MRMD menstrually related mood disorder, as defined by the C-PASS.