Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with panic disorder.

From: Psychometric evaluation and Rasch analyses of the German Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS-D)

Age in years, mean (SD)

46.16 (14.42)

Female sex, n (%)

311 (74.2)

Years of education, median (IQR)

10 (9, 12)

Work status, n (%)

 Self-/Employed

262 (63.4)

 Unoccupied

61 (14.7)

 Retired

82 (19.8)

Comorbid agoraphobia, n (%)

315 (75.2)

Comorbid depressive disorders, n (%)

155 (37.0)

Number of panic attacks during past week, n (%)

 0–1

221 (53.3)

 2–3

120 (29.0)

 4 or more

73 (17.6)

Severity of panic attacks during past week, n (%)

 None or mild

180 (44.0)

 Moderate

133 (32.5)

 Severe or extremely severe

96 (23.4)

PHQ panic module, median no. of ‚yes ‘-answers (IQR)

4 (3, 4)

OASIS-D, mean (SD)

12.51 (2.78)

OASIS-D retest, mean (SD)

10.61 (3.64)

BAI, mean (SD)

28.21 (12.36)

MI, mean (SD)

2.27 (0.82)

ACQ, mean (SD)

2.07 (0.68)

ASI-3, mean (SD)

36.58 (15.13)

PHQ-9, mean (SD)

11.19 (5.72)

EQ-5D health status, mean (SD)

57.54 (19.68)

PACIC, mean (SD)

6.17 (2.60)

PAM, mean (SD)

39.46 (5.98)

  1. ACQ Anxiety Cognitions Questionnaire, ASI-3 Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3, BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, EQ-5D EuroQoL questionnaire (visual analogue scale), IQR interquartile range, MI Mobility Inventory (subscale ‘alone’), OASIS-D Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (German version), PACIC Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care, PAM Patient Activation Measure, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire (depression module).