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Table 3 Comparisons between patients without body modifications and patients with the highest level of body modifications. Patients

From: Body modifications in borderline personality disorder patients: prevalence rates, link with non-suicidal self-injury, and related psychopathology

Variables

No BM (n = 17)

Highest number of BM (n = 14)

Test value

P value

Gender (F, %)

13 (76.47%)

12 (85.71%)

Chi2 = 0.42

0.517

SBBDM-S

 History of SA (n, %)

11 (64.71%)

11 (78.57%)

Chi2 = 0.71

0.397

 History of NSSI (n, %)

11 (64.71%)

13 (92.86%)

Chi2 = 3.48

0.06

 Total number of NSSI (mean, SD)

6.94 (7.97)

18.14 (9.13)

t =—3.65

0.001

SCID BDL (mean, SD)

6.24 (1.09)

7.36 (1.39)

t = -2.52

0.018

BSL-23 (mean, SD)

1.81 (0.64)

2.22 (1.13)

t = -1.26

0.219

BDI (mean, SD)

29.68 (11.04)

37.01 (12.70)

t = -1.72

0.09

STAI-trait (mean, SD)a

62.10 (8.19)

63.94 (9.67)

t = -0.56

0.58

DERS-18 total score (mean, SD)a

55.37 (10.91)

78.5 (38.83)

t = -2.28

0.03

CERQ (mean, SD)

 Adaptive cognitive regulation strategies

53.57 (17.34)

54.45 (14.63)

t = -0.15

0.88

 Non-adaptive cognitive regulation strategies

48.45 (11.39)

51.67 (7.75)

t = -0.90

0.38

UPPS-P (mean, SD)

 Negative Urgency

12 (3.20)

13.36 (3.25)

t = -1.17

0.25

 Positive Urgency

12.76 (2.05)

14.40 (1.90)

t = -2.29

0.03

 Lack of Premeditation

9.59 (3.12)

10.71 (3.36)

t = -0.97

0.34

 Lack of Perseveranceb

10.5 (3.03)

11.08 (3.25)

t = -0.49

0.63

 Sensation-Seeking

9.96 (4.46)

13.5 (2.88)

t = -2.56

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: BDI Beck depression inventory, BM Body modifications, BSL-23 Borderline symptom list – 23 items, CERQ Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire, DERS-18 Difficulties in emotion regulation scale – 18 items, NSSI Non-suicidal self-injury, SBBDM-S Suicide behaviors and body damage & modifications scale, SCID-BDL Structured clinical interview for DSM-V personality disorders, STAI-trait State trait anxiety inventory, trait subscale, UPPS-P UPPS-P impulsive behavior scale
  2. aData were missing in 1 patient in the no BM group
  3. bData were missing in 1 patient in the no BM group and 1 patient in the highest number of BM group in the highest number of BM group