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Table 1 Patient characteristics (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Body self-evaluation and physical scars in patients with borderline personality disorder: an observational study

 

HC

BPD

PTSD

Other AD

p

Age

31.23 ± 11.52

32.40 ± 9.68

36.75 ± 9.24

35.84 ± 11.72

0.045

Body Mass Index

24.74 ± 5.65

28.74 ± 8.62

26.33 ± 8.70

25.63 ± 10.23

0.154

Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23)

0.25 ± 0.34

2.37 ± 0.94

1.61 ± 0.87

0.93 ± 0.74

< 0.001

Sexual Abuse*

5.49 ± 1.97

13.46 ± 7.94

19.11 ± 5.89

6.56 ± 4.89

< 0.001

Physical Abuse*

5.53 ± 2.06

12.09 ± 6.77

11.69 ± 4.99

7.33 ± 4.16

< 0.001

Emotional Abuse*

7.27 ± 2.96

18.72 ± 5.87

18.97 ± 4.12

10.44 ± 5.75

< 0.001

Emotional Neglect*

8.23 ± 4.26

19.05 ± 5.34

20.27 ± 3.79

12.89 ± 6.61

< 0.001

Physical Neglect*

6.39 ± 2.66

12.26 ± 5.75

12.17 ± 3.23

7.33 ± 3.76

< 0.001

Experience of Inconsistence*

4.35 ± 2.19

11.28 ± 3.99

11.57 ± 3.22

7.39 ± 3.78

< 0.001

Number of Scars**

2.45 ± 2.66

34.22 ± 52.42

18.50 ± 44.24

8.00 ± 18.85

< 0.001

  1. *Subscales from the CTQ.
  2. **The number of scars only refers to patients who reported a numerical number. As for the skewed distribution a non-parametric test has been used to compare the numbers across the four groups.