Table 2 Mean and standard deviation for task-related variables.

From: Perceptual insensitivity to the modulation of interoceptive signals in depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders

Panel A

Healthy comparisons

Depression/anxiety

Substance use

p-value*

Guessing condition

N = 

53

221

136

 

Number of taps

68.15 (29.20)

65.25 (31.24)

65.96 (36.73)

0.847

Number of heartbeats

66.47 (9.13)

70.24 (10.31)

70.42 (10.07)

0.036

Average delay between heartbeat and tap

− 0.00 (0.05)

0.00 (0.04)

0.01 (0.06)

0.301

Self-reported difficultya

57.53 (22.86)

53.73 (25.92)

47.96 (25.31)

0.032

Self-reported confidence

32.49 (19.20)

39.03 (21.11)

43.49 (23.27)

0.006

Self-reported intensity

20.51 (16.73)

28.75 (22.71)

36.68 (24.25)

< 0.001

Counting accuracy

0.70 (0.33)

0.66 (0.29)

0.63 (0.43)

0.4

Beat-to-tap consistency

0.01 (1.11)

0.44 (1.06)

0.52 (1.47)

0.034

Panel B

Healthy comparisons

Depression/anxiety

Substance use

p-value

No-guessing condition

N = 

41

182

122

 

Number of taps

24.41 (22.87)

29.27 (23.64)

35.30 (25.13)

0.02

Number of heartbeats

64.85 (10.07)

69.41 (10.21)

70.27 (10.00)

0.012

Average delay between heartbeat and tap

0.00 (0.15)

-0.01 (0.10)

0.00 (0.07)

0.732

Self-reported difficulty

65.93 (27.48)

63.64 (29.86)

54.42 (29.43)

0.014

Self-reported confidence

33.76 (24.64)

39.62 (27.17)

40.71 (25.92)

0.338

Self-reported intensity

24.02 (19.31)

30.59 (25.77)

36.20 (26.26)

0.019

Counting accuracy

0.36 (0.28)

0.40 (0.30)

0.47 (0.31)

0.045

Beat-to-tap consistency

0.56 (2.23)

0.38 (1.68)

0.48 (1.75)

0.79

Panel C

Healthy comparisons

Depression/anxiety

Substance use

p-value

Breath hold condition

N = 

36

169

113

 

Number of taps

32.72 (21.73)

31.45 (24.64)

38.51 (24.79)

0.056

Number of heartbeats

68.72 (9.74)

70.67 (10.35)

73.26 (11.03)

0.038

Average delay between heartbeat and tap

0.01 (0.12)

0.01 (0.11)

0.01 (0.08)

0.929

Self-reported difficulty

49.17 (26.49)

54.37 (25.04)

42.16 (27.55)

0.001

Self-reported confidence

47.47 (25.57)

50.40 (24.93)

52.09 (24.76)

0.614

Self-reported intensity

42.58 (27.33)

47.18 (27.55)

50.94 (27.29)

0.242

Counting accuracy

0.47 (0.28)

0.41 (0.27)

0.49 (0.28)

0.037

Beat-to-tap consistency

1.58 (2.46)

0.66 (1.66)

0.68 (1.17)

0.007

Panel D

Healthy comparisons

Depression/anxiety

Substance use

p-value

Tone condition

N = 

53

220

135

 

Number of taps

77.68 (1.52)

77.54 (4.22)

79.24 (25.10)

0.557

Number of heartbeats

65.45 (10.66)

71.06 (10.34)

70.45 (10.15)

0.002

Average delay between tone and tap

0.01 (0.09)

0.00 (0.07)

-0.01 (0.06)

0.298

Self-reported difficulty

18.57 (16.15)

23.65 (21.21)

27.19 (23.13)

0.039

Self-reported confidence

76.91 (14.45)

75.66 (18.45)

74.33 (18.91)

0.643

Self-reported intensity

85.25 (13.89)

83.64 (16.70)

79.53 (18.18)

0.038

Counting accuracy

0.99 (0.02)

0.99 (0.05)

0.94 (0.32)

0.068

Beat-to-tap consistency

9.02 (3.51)

8.63 (3.48)

7.72 (4.20)

0.037

  1. *p-values correspond to the results of ANOVAs comparing the three groups.
  2. aHigher values indicate greater difficulty.