Table 1 Distribution of gender, smoking status, age, BMI and symptom severity during baseline assessment in the six study groups.

From: Vagal control of the heart decreases during increasing imminence of interoceptive threat in patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia

 

Heart rate reactivity groups in BAT non-avoiding patients

BAT active avoiding patients

  

1

2

3

4

5

 

Comparison between 5 non-avoiding groups

Comparison between group 5 and active avoiders

(n = 37)

(n = 37)

(n = 38)

(n = 37)

(n = 37)

(n = 46)

n (%)

   

Women

22 (59.5)

24 (64.9)

25 (65.8)

27 (73)

31 (83.8)

42 (91.3)

Chi2(4) = 6.14, p = 0.19

Chi2(1) = 1.09, p = 0.30

Smokers

18 (50)

13 (35.1)

14 (36.8)

20 (54.1)

12 (32.4)

14 (30.4)

Chi2(4) = 6.68, p = 0.23

Chi2(1) = 0.04, p = 0.85

 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

32.59 (10.11)

35.59 (10.29)

34.92 (11.80)

35.46 (10.58)

33.19 (9.47)

31.76 (10.49)

F(4,181) = 0.64, p = 0.64

F(1,81) = 0.41, p = 0.52

BMI (kg/m2)

24.99 (5.14)

24.02 (3.87)

23.14 (3.21)

22.93 (3.60)

23.99 (3.86)

24.58 (5.69)

F(4,167) = 1.47, p = 0.21

F(1,74) = 0.26, p = 0.61

CGI (1–7)

5.43 (0.56)

5.30 (0.74)

5.26 (0.69)

5.35 (0.79)

5.27 (0.69)

5.22 (0.66)

F(4,181) = 0.38, p = 0.82

F(1,81) = 0.13, p = 0.72

SIGH-A (0–56)

24.30 (4.84)

24.41 (5.61)

24.21 (4.45)

24.65 (5.12)

23.81 (5.64)

25.07 (5.84)

F(4,181) = 0.13, p = 0.97

F(1,81) = 0.97, p = 0.33

Number of PA (0–4)

2.76 (2.35)

2.62 (2.61)

2.61 (2.22)

2.05 (2.11)

2.32 (2.27)

2.87 (2.42)

F(4,181) = 0.55, p = 0.70

F(1,81) = 1.09, p = 0.29

PAS (0–57)

29.02 (7.69)

28.75 (11.16)

26.37 (11.01)

27.11 (11.03)

26.23 (8.64)

28.95 (8.49)

F(4,181) = 0.64, p = 0.64

F(1,81) = 2.06, p = 0.16

MI Alone (1–5)

2.90 (0.75)

2.89 (0.76)

2.83 (0.71)

2.96 (0.98)

2.84 (0.78)

3.09 (0.88)

F(4,166) = 0.16, p = 0.96

F(1,72) = 1.64, p = 0.21

BDI-II (0–63)

18.08 (7.39)

15.89 (8.63)

15.03 (8.18)

17.24 (9.10)

17.27 (7.98)

16.76 (8.93)

F(4,181) = 0.82, p = 0.52

F(1,81) = 0.07, p = 0.79

  1. Due to missing values, BMI scores, MI Alone scores and smoking status were available only for 213 patients (group 1: n = 33; group 2: n = 33; group 3: n = 36; group 4: n = 35; group 5: n = 35; active avoiders: n = 41), 211 patients (group 1: n = 36; group 2: n = 34; group 3: n = 34; group 4: n = 33; group 5: n = 34; active avoiders: n = 40) and 231 patients (group1: n = 36; group 2: n = 37; group 3: n = 38; group 4: n = 37; group 5: n = 37, active avoiders: N = 46), respectively. A patient was classified as a smoker if on average at least one unit of tobacco on each day during the last 4 weeks was reported. BMI Body Mass Index, CGI Clinical Global Impression Scale, SIGH-A Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Number of PA number of panic attacks during the last week reported in the Panic and Agoraphobia Scale, MI Alone Mobility Inventory, alone subscale.
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