Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants.

From: Widespread alterations of white matter integrity in medication-free obsessive-compulsive disorder

Variables

OCD (n = 54)

HC (n = 39)

t / χ2

p

Age

23.37 ± 5.53

23.26 ± 2.15

0.142

0.888

Sex (male/female)

35/19

19/20

2.410

0.121

Education (years)

14.28 ± 2.75

-

-

-

Duration (years)

5.27 ± 4.43

-

-

-

Onset

18.48 ± 5.76

-

-

-

YBOCS

25.61 ± 6.52

-

-

-

Obsession

12.74 ± 5.05

-

-

-

Compulsion

12.87 ± 4.54

-

-

-

HAMA

9.83 ± 6.34

-

-

-

HAMD

11.54 ± 6.67

-

-

-

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise specified.
  2. HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, HAMD Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, YBOCS Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.