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Table 2 Between-Profile Comparisons on Sociodemographic, Diagnostic, and Clinical Variables (N = 211)

From: Latent profiles of patients with borderline pathology based on the alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders

Sociodemographic, diagnostic, and clinical variables

 

Borderline traits (n = 38)

Moderate pathology with Impulsivity (n = 45)

Moderate pathology with Identity problems and Depressivity (n = 51)

Severe pathology (n = 77)

H or

χ2

Post-hoc comparisonsa following a significant Kruskall-Wallis test, or Fisher Exact Test for χ2

Comorbid ASPD (AMPD)

Yes

0

1

0

9

13.30**

1 < 4*

No

38

44

51

68

 

3 < 4*

Comorbid OCPD (AMPD)

Yes

0

2

2

10

12.70**

1 < 4*

No

38

43

49

67

  

Comorbid SZPD (AMPD)

Yes

2

4

5

20

8.67*

1 < 4*

No

36

41

46

57

 

2 < 4*

      

3 < 4*

BSL-23

M (Raw/z)

1.68/−.77

1.95/−.43

2.60/.40

2.58/.37

51.34***

1 < 3***,4***

SD (Raw/z)

.54/.68

.77/.98

.56/.71

.79/1.00

 

2 < 3***,4***

MR

57.84

79.53

131.63

128.26

  

SIFS Global Score

M (Raw/z)

1.56/−1.06

1.74/−.69

2.17/.15

2.51/.83

124.21***

1 < 3***,4***

SD (Raw/z)

.36/.72

.30/.59

.29/.58

.37/.73

 

2 < 3***,4***

MR

42.26

59.50

116.57

157.63

 

3 < 4**

Number of BPD AMPD borderline facets

M (Raw/z)

2.34/−1.00

3.24/−.37

3.41/−.26

5.06/.88

108.81***

1 < 2**, 3**,4***

SD (Raw/z)

.53/.37

1.11/.77

1.04/.72

1.12/.77

 

2 < 4***

MR

43.20

84.80

92.76

158.15

 

3 < 4***

IRI Perspective-takingb

M (Raw/z)

5.21/.52

4.81/.23

4.70/.15

3.67/−.59

19.60***

1 > 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.85/.61

.83/.60

1.36/.99

1.57/1.13

 

2 > 4*

MR

70.85

58.95

57.11

36.10

 

3 > 4*

IRI Empathic concernb

M (Raw/z)

5.70/.22

5.21/−.21

5.88/.38

5.08/−.33

9.61*

3 > 4*

SD (Raw/z)

.95/.85

1.08/.97

.90/.81

1.27/1.13

  

MR

59.83

46.17

65.36

44.04

  

BPAQ-SF Physical

M (Raw/z)

1.58/−.68

2.83/.07

2.03/−.41

3.57/.57

52.87***

1 < 2**, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.85/.51

1.50/.89

1.28/.76

1.77/1.06

 

3 < 4***

MR

61.93

113.76

81.45

139.67

  

BPAQ-SF Verbal

M (Raw/z)

2.32/−.59

3.03/−.00

2.49/−.45

3.76/.59

49.42***

1 < 2*, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

1.12/.91

.89/.72

1.03/.83

1.20/.97

 

2 < 4***

MR

68.64

109.09

78.89

140.58

 

3 < 4***

BPAQ-SF Anger

M (Raw/z)

2.74/−.91

3.80/−.16

3.71/−.22

4.98/.68

72.44***

1 < 2*, 3*, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

1.22/.87

1.33/.94

1.19/.84

.99/.70

 

2 < 4***

MR

53.78

94.94

89.77

149.23

 

3 < 4***

BPAQ-SF Hostility

M (Raw/z)

3.32/−.64

3.51/−.48

4.10/−.03

4.96/.62

57.02***

1 < 3*, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

1.28/.98

1.15/.88

1.28/.98

.92/.70

 

2 < 4***

MR

68.49

74.59

103.86

144.29

 

3 < 4**

BPAQ-SF Trait

M (Raw/z)

2.49/−.91

3.29/−.17

3.08/−.36

4.34/.79

88.20***

1 < 2**, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.75/.69

.80/.74

.87/.80

.88/.81

 

2 < 4***

MR

49.98

96.72

83.33

154.16

 

3 < 4***

BIS-11 Motor

M (Raw/z)

1.85/−1.05

2.35/−.11

2.31/−.19

2.79/.71

86.70***

1 < 2***, 3***, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.30/.56

.44/.83

.47/.87

.42/.79

 

2 < 4***

MR

39.71

98.17

96.21

149.78

 

3 < 4***

BIS-11 Attentional

M (Raw/z)

2.26/−.77

2.49/−.31

2.63/−.01

2.92/.57

51.94***

1 < 3**, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.42/.86

.50/1.02

.42/.86

.40/.80

 

2 < 4***

MR

60.93

85.13

104.80

141.23

 

3 < 4**

BIS-11 Nonplanning

M (Raw/z)

2.24/−.75

2.64/.04

2.53/−.17

2.85/.45

37.02***

1 < 2**, 4***

SD (Raw/z)

.50/.98

.42/.82

.44/.87

.48/.95

 

3 < 4**

MR

61.90

107.40

96.15

133.52

  

File-rated aggressionc

M (Raw/z)

.36/−.38

.85/.21

.41/−.32

.92/.30

16.92**

1 < 4**

SD (Raw/z)

.66/.82

.93/1.15

.69/.85

.80/.98

 

3 < 4**

MR

66.89

92.01

70.28

99.41

  
  1. Note. aTwo-tailed, using Bonferroni’s correction for multiple comparisons. bHigher scores denote better functioning. For all other variables, higher scores denote more severe pathology. cn = 166. ASPD Antisocial Personality disorder, OCPD Obsessive-compulsive Personality disorder, SZPD Schizotypal Personality disorder, AMPD Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders, BPD Borderline personality disorder, SIFS Self and Interpersonal Functioning Scale, BSL-23 23-item Borderline Symptoms List, IRI Interpersonal Reactivity Index, BPAQ-SF 12-item version of the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BIS-11 Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, MR Mean rank. Only variables with statistically significant differences among profiles are shown
  2. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001