Table 1 Demographic data and clinical data in different study groups
Variables | Cases (N = 40) | Control (N = 40) | P value | Sig. | |
Age (years), mean/SD | 28.8 ± 6.6 | 29.3 ± 6.2 | 0.75 | NS | |
Education years (years, mean/SD) | 12.1 ± 2.5 | 12.5 ± 2.01 | 0.55 | NS | |
Marital status (n= 40) | |||||
Single | 15 (37.5%) | 14 (35%) | 0.9 | NS | |
Married | 25 (62.5%) | 26 (65%) | |||
Variables (n= 40) | Mean ± SD | Range | |||
Age of onset (years) | 23.8 ± 6.3 | 14‑38 | |||
Illness duration (years) | 4.9 ± 2.5 | 1‑11 | |||
Family history | |||||
Negative | 29 | 72.5% | |||
Positive | 11 | 27.5% | |||
Severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder | Mean ± SD | Range | |||
Obsession severity score | 13.9 ± 1.5 | 10‑17 | |||
Compulsion severity score | 12.7 ± 1.5 | 9‑15 | |||
Y-BOCS severity (total score) | 26.5 ± 2.9 | 19‑32 | |||
Mean scores of romantic attachment tests | Cases (N= 40) | Control (N= 40) | Pvalue | Sig. | |
Anxiety score (mean ± SD) | 4.33 ± 0.29 | 3.52 ± 0.54 | < 0.001 | VHS | |
Avoidance score (mean ± SD) | 3.1 ± 0.29 | 2.7 ± 0.28 | < 0.001 | VHS | |
ECR-R categories | No (%) | No (%) | Pvalue | Sig. | |
Fearful | 22 (55%) | 9 (22.5%) | < 0.001 | VHS | |
Preoccupied | 10 (25%) | 5 (12.5%) | |||
Dismissing | 5 (12.5%) | 4 (10%) | |||
Secure | 3 (7.5%) | 22 (55%) | |||
Oxytocin level (pg/ml) | 19.6 ± 22.6 | 8.5 ± 9.7 | 0.002 | HS | |