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Table 1 Sociodemographic and diagnostic characteristics of the BPD group and the non-BPD group (N = 122)

From: Symptom domains and psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder

 

BPD group

(n = 65)

Non-BPD group

(n = 57)

  

Variable

Mean or frequency (SD or %)

Mean or frequency (SD or %)

t or χ²

p

Age

34.05 (11.45)

34.75 (12.91)

0.32

0.749

Sex, female

49 (75.4%)

29 (50.9%)

7.910

0.005

GAF score

59.46 (10.64)

74.95 (12.62)

7.35

< 0.001

Mood disorders

25 (38%)

24 (42%)

0.17

0.682

Anxiety disorders

12 (18%)

7 (12.3%)

0.88

0.348

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

2 (3%)

2 (3.5%)

0.02

0.894

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.75%)

0.01

0.925

Adjustment disorder

1 (1.5%)

13 (22.8%)

13.52

< 0.001

Eating disorders

16 (24.6%)

2 (3.5%)

10.76

0.001

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

24 (37%)

2 (3.5%)

20.22

< 0.001

Somatic symptoms and related disorders

1 (1.5%)

1 (1.75%)

0.01

0.925

BPD

65 (100%)

0 (0%)

122

< 0.001

Other PDs

14 (21.5%)

7 (12.3%)

1.83

0.177

  1. Note: Abbreviations: BPD, borderline personality disorder; PD, personality disorder. The Global Assessment of Functioning Scale [GAF; 69] rates the global functioning of the person and the impact of the symptoms on life on a score ranging from 1 to 100.