Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample. Mean (SD) are listed except where noted

From: Stress hormone response to the DEX–CRH test and its relation to psychotherapy outcome in panic disorder patients with and without agoraphobia

 

Panic disorder patients

Healthy control subjects

F/χ 2

p-value

Sociodemographics

Age (years)

35.50 (12.74)

33.82 (12.50)

0.300

0.586

Females, n (%)

23 (67.6)

25 (73.5)

0.283

0.791

Body mass index

23.41 (3.66)

23.62 (2.51)

0.075

0.785

Smoking, n (%)

16 (47.1)

13 (38.2)

0.541

0.624

Oral contraceptive use, n (%)

8 (34.8)

10 (40.0)

0.065

1.000

Regular sport engagement, n (%)

16 (47.1)

22 (64.7)

2.147

0.222

Sport engagement (h/week)

3.13 (2.13)

4.62 (3.53)

2.100

0.156

Clinical measures

PAS total score [0–52]

19.53 (10.55)

1.06 (3.12)

95.783

0.000***

ACQ loss of control [0–4]

1.05 (0.67)

0.72 (0.73)

3.907

0.052***

ACQ physical concerns [0–4]

1.45 (0.66)

0.22 (0.54)

70.383

0.000***

ACQ total score [0–4]

1.25 (0.54)

0.47 (0.60)

32.042

0.000***

BSQ total score [0–4]

1.92 (0.73)

0.89 (0.59)

41.789

0.000***

MI alone [0–4]

1.10 (0.86)

0.17 (0.29)

35.475

0.000***

MI accompanied [0–4]

1.50 (1.09)

0.10 (0.22)

53.295

0.000***

BDI [0–63]

12.84 (9.19)

3.35 (3.05)

32.501

0.000***

Therapy responder 1

PAS (%)

10 (29.4)

ACQ total score (%)

18 (52.9)

BSQ total score (%)

10 (29.4)

MI alone (%)

21 (61.8)

MI accompanied (%)

17 (50.0)

  1. PAS Panic and Agoraphobia Scale, ACQ Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire, BSQ Body Sensations Questionnaire, MI Mobility Inventory, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, PASA Primary Appraisal Secondary Appraisal Scale, VAS Visual Analogue Scale.χ2-test. 1Response to psychotherapy was defined as at least 50% symptom reduction from pre- to post-therapy in the named questionnaire.***p ≤ 0.001