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Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables in healthy control participants (HC), patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

From: Anger and aggression in borderline personality disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – does stress matter?

 

HC (n= 30)

M ± S.D.

BPD (n= 29)

M ± S.D.

ADHD (n= 28)

M ± S.D.

F/χ 2

p

η p 2 c

Age

27.53 ± 6.60

27.07 ± 6.51

30.11 ± 7.96

1.70

.189

 

Intelligence (IQ)

 Raven SPM

111.70 ± 10.50

107.07 ± 12.32

105.46 ± 12.71

2.18

.119

 

Income, n (%)

 100-300€

7 (23)

8 (28)

6 (21)

   

 350-500€

6 (20)

3 (10)

4 (14)

3.00

.934

 

 550-700€

7 (23)

6 (21)

4 (14)

 

 750-1000€

3 (10)

3 (10)

3 (11)

   

  + 1000€

7 (23)

9 (31)

11 (39)

   

Years of education, n (%)

 Less than 9 years

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (14)

   

 9 years

0 (0)

1 (3)

3 (11)

15.60

.016b

.30

 10 years

8 (27)

9 (31)

10 (36)

   

 13 years

22 (73)

19 (66)

11 (39)

   

Current co-morbidities, n (%)

 MDD

 

4 (14)

1 (4)

   

 Anxiety disorder

 

11 (38)

5 (18)

   

 Substance abuse

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

   

 Eating disorder

 

8 (28)

3 (11)

   

 PTSD

 

13 (45)

1 (4)

   

 OCD

 

3 (10)

0 (0)

   

Medication, n (%) d

No stable medication

30 (100)

23 (88)

25 (89)

   

Intake stopped 2 week prior to the study

0 (0)

3 (12)

3 (11)

   

WURS-k

6.67 ± 5.71

29.62 ± 16.40

40.29 ± 13.83

53.11

≤.001a,b,c

.56

ADHD-RS

6.53 ± 5.45

19.93 ± 8.68

34.25 ± 7.65

102.64

≤.001a,b,c

.71

CAARS

31.10 ± 17.59

89.66 ± 26.10

121.18 ± 23.58

118.91

≤.001a,b,c

.74

BSL23

2.60 ± 4.12

47.90 ± 20.54

17.18 ± 11.89

81.74

≤.001a,b,c

.66

BDI-II

2.17 ± 3.26

32.00 ± 11.55

16.46 ± 11.35

73.30

≤.001a,b,c

.64

BIS-11

53.40 ± 7.43

66.45 ± 10.49

81.29 ± 10.42

62.16

≤.001a,b,c

.60

DERS

145.00 ± 12.92

85.14 ± 19.31

103.18 ± 19.59

91.31

≤.001a,b,c

.69

  1. Note: Data are presented in means ± standard deviations, statistical group comparisons by analysis of variance (degrees of freedom (df): F (2, 84)) and χ 2 -test for income (df = 8) and education (df = 6); p-value; effect size in η p 2 and φc;
  2. MDD Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder, OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, WURS-k Wender Utah Rating scale short version, ADHD-RS Attention Deficit Hyperactivity self-rating scale, CAARS Connor Adult ADHD Rating Scale, BSL-23 Borderline Symptom List-23, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory II, BIS-11 Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, DERS Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
  3. aHC vs. BPD significant differences
  4. bHC vs. ADHD significant differences
  5. cBPD vs. ADHD significant differences
  6. dThe mentioned percentages refer to 26 of the 29 patients with BPD. For the remaining 3 BPD patients information regarding the medication (whether medication-free or intake was stopped 2 week prior to the study) was either missing or not entirely conclusive retrospectively.