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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of BPD, DD, and healthy controls (HC)

From: The specificity of mental pain in borderline personality disorder compared to depressive disorders and healthy controls

 

BPD

DD

HC

Analysis

(n = 57)

(n = 22)

(n = 31)

p a

Contrastb

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

  

Age (years)

32.1

9.1

34.6

10.0

25.6

11.2

.003

BPD, MDD > HC

Education (years)

14.9

2.1

13.8

2.8

14.7

1.2

.106

 

Race/ethnicity

N

%

N

%

N

%

  

Caucasian

34

59.6

4

18.2

10

32.3

  

Black

5

8.8

7

31.8

10

32.3

  

Asian

2

3.5

0

0.0

1

3.2

  

Hispanic

7

12.3

6

27.3

10

32.3

  

More than one race

1

1.8

2

9.1

0

0.0

  

Unreported or unknown

8

14.0

3

13.6

0

0.0

  

White vs. non- white

34

59.6

4

18.2

10

32.3

.001

 

Sex

        

  Female

50

87.7

15

68.2

17

54.8

.002

 
  1. aANOVA for continuous variables; chi-square analyses for categorical variables
  2. bPost-hoc comparisons