Table 2.
Sample baseline characteristics: Supplementary (matched) data set.
| Matched (n = 32) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBT-PTSD (n = 16) | TAU (n = 16) | |||||
| M or % | SD | M or % | SD | p | SMDa | |
| Age | 44.9 | 9.24 | 47.9 | 10.2 | .399 | 0.30 |
| Sex (female) | 81.3 | 87.5 | .500 | 0.17 | ||
| Education (>secondary education) | 37.5 | 31.3 | .710 | 0.13 | ||
| Employment | 18.8 | 12.5 | .626 | 0.17 | ||
| Treatment duration | 58.4 | 19.2 | 61.1 | 15.3 | .664 | 0.16 |
| No. of times in clinic | 1.56 | 0.96 | 1.75 | 1.06 | .605 | 0.19 |
| No. diagnoses | 3.94 | 1.57 | 3.88 | 1.59 | .912 | −0.04 |
| Chronicity (>2 years) | 100 | 100 | 0 | |||
| CTQtotal | 71.4 | 10.6 | 69.2 | 13.3 | .613 | −0.18 |
a
Standardized mean difference = difference in mean or proportions divided by the standard error; imbalance between groups is defined as absolute value greater than 0.20 (corresponding to a small effect size).
Note: DBT-PTSD = Dialectical Behaviour Therapy – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, TAU = Treatment as usual, CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.