Family Connections versus optimised treatment-as-usual for family members of individuals with borderline personality disorder: non-randomised controlled study

Table 4 Effects of gender, age and relative type on baseline scores of burden, grief, mastery and depression

Variable	Ref. group	Female (vs. male)	51 years + (vs. < 51 years)	Partner (vs. parent)	Other relative (vs. parent)
Variable	(Male, < 51 years, parent)^*	Female (vs. male)	51 years + (vs. < 51 years)	Partner (vs. parent)	Other relative (vs. parent)
BAS Obj	18.8 (14.7 to 23), <0.001	+4.9 (2.3 to 7.5), <0.001	+1.8 (−2 to 5.6), 0.36	+4.9 (0.6 to 9.1), 0.025	−1.3 (−5.7 to 3), 0.549
BAS Sub	21.5 (17 to 26), <0.001	+5.3 (2.1 to 8.5), <0.001	+1.4 (−2.8 to 5.6), 0.521	+2.5 (−2.2 to 7.2), 0.298	−0.4 (−5.5 to 4.7), 0.867
BAS Total	40 (32 to 48), <0.001	+10.4 (5.2 to 15.6), <0.001	+3.4 (−4 to 10.9), 0.366	+7.6 (−0.7 to 15.9), 0.071	−2 (−10.6 to 6.6), 0.649
GAS	45 (36.4 to 53.6), <0.001	+10.6 (4.8 to 16.5), <0.001	0 (−8 to 8), 0.999	−1.3 (−10.2 to 7.6), 0.77	+0.9 (−8.5 to 10.3), 0.853
PMS	18.8 (16.6 to 21), <0.001	−0.9 (−2.6 to 0.8), 0.306	−0.1 (−2.2 to 1.9), 0.899	+1.7 (−0.6 to 4), 0.156	+3.7 (1.1 to 6.2), 0.005
CESD	10.1 (2.9 to 17.3), 0.006	+5.6 (0.4 to 10.7), 0.034	+5.2 (−1.5 to 11.8), 0.131	+5 (−2.5 to 12.5), 0.194	+1.1 (−6.9 to 9.1), 0.783

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