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Table 1 Sample characteristics by group

From: Self-esteem instability and affective instability in everyday life after remission from borderline personality disorder

 

BPD-ACU

(n = 60)

BPD-REM

(n = 35)

HC

(n = 60)

group differences

Age (in years)

   

χ2(2) = 59.42, p < .001

 mean (SD)

27.22 (7.01)

43.60 (9.32)

27.83 (6.12)

 

 median (min – max)

26 (18–45)

41 (31–64)

26 (18–44)

 

Psychotropic medication, n (%)

40 (67%)

22 (63%)

–

χ2(1) = .437, p = .51

Axis I comorbidities, n (%)

 Major depressive disorder

38 (63%)

9 (26%)

–

χ2(1) = 12.52, p ≤ .001

 Dysthymia

3 (5%)

4 (11%)

–

χ2(1) = 1.34, p = .25

 Panic disorder

17 (28%)

5 (14%)

–

χ2(1) = 2.45, p = .12

 Social phobia

10 (17%)

5 (14%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.09, p = .76

 Specific phobia

3 (5%)

4 (11%)

–

χ2(1) = 1.34, p = .25

 Generalized anxiety disorder

4 (7%)

3 (9%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.12, p = .73

 Posttraumatic stress disorder

21 (35%)

12 (34%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.01, p = .94

 Somatization disorder

7 (12%)

0 (0%)

 

χ2(1) = 4.41, p ≤ .05

 Obsessive-compulsive disorder

6 (10%)

2 (6%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.53, p = .47

 Harmful use of substances

8 (13%)

7 (20%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.74, p = .39

 Bulimia nervosa

10 (17%)

0 (0%)

–

χ2(1) = 6.52, p ≤ .01

 Anorexia nervosa

2 (3%)

1 (3%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.02, p = .90

 Binge eating disorder

7 (12%)

1 (3%)

–

χ2(1) = 2.23, p = .14

 Other eating disorders

4 (7%)

1 (3%)

–

χ2(1) = 0.64, p = .42

Axis II comorbiditiesa, n (%)

 Cluster A

16 (27%)

0 (0%)

–

χ2(1) = 11.66, p ≤ .001

 Cluster Bb

6 (10%)

1 (3%)

–

χ2(1) = 1.76, p = .19

 Cluster C

34 (59%)

1 (3%)

–

χ2(1) = 28.92, p ≤ .001

Number of BPD criteria

   

U(60,35) = 1.50, p ≤ .001

 mean (SD)

7.21 (1.35)

1.54 (1.13)

–

 

 median (min – max)

7 (5–9)

1 (0–4)

–

 

Total number of self-reports (maximum of 48)c

   

χ2(2) = 1.24, p = .54

 mean (SD)

42.18 (5.85)

43.74 (6.99)

40.97 (6.99)

 

 median (min – max)

44 (26–48)

45 (29–48)

43 (24–48)

 

Compliance ratec, %

   

χ2(2) = 1.25, p = .54

 mean (SD)

88.78 (12.19)

88.97 (10.73)

91.49 (8.05)

 

 median (min – max)

91.67 (46–100)

93.75 (60–100)

93.75 (63–100)

 

Post-monitoring questionnaire

   

χ2(2) = 17.03, p ≤ .001

 mean (SD)

2.35 (0.62)

2.10 (0.74)

1.90 (0.60)

 

 median (min – max)

2.33 (1.17–3.67)

1.83 (1.17–4.00)

1.83 (1.17–4.00)

 
  1. Note: a based on 58 patients in the BPD-ACU group; b in addition to the BPD diagnosis; c based on 34 participants in the BPD-REM group; the BPD-ACU and the HC group have been reported in Santangelo et al. [18]