Table 4 Descriptive statistics of predictor variables comparing adolescents and adults with BPD

 Severity of Sexual Abuse

0.29

0.59

1.79

2.18

6.38

< 0.001

 Severity of Other Abuse

2.13

3.00

7.24

5.36

8.59

< 0.001

 Severity of Neglect

6.00

6.75

14.6

10.67

7.17

< 0.001

 Witness to Violence

1.72

2.02

3.42

2.50

5.87

< 0.001

 Neuroticism

33.54

9.13

34.44

7.41

0.95

0.341

Axis I Disorders

%

N

%

N

χ²

p-value

 Mood Disorders

91.0

81

96.9

281

5.51

0.019

 Substance Use Disorders

38.2

34

62.1

180

15.78

< 0.001

 PTSD

22.5

20

58.3

169

34.92

< 0.001

 Anxiety Disorders

59.6

53

80.34

233

15.90

< 0.001

 Eating Disorders

33.7

30

53.8

156

10.99

0.001