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Some demographic and clinical data
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Age (years)
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29.7 ± 7.1
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28 ± 6.1
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0.4
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NS
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Education years (years)
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12.1 ± 2.2
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12.2 ± 2.8
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0.9
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NS
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Age of onset (years)
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24.4 ± 6.8
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23.3 ± 5.8
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0.6
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NS
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Illness duration (years)
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5.3 ± 2.7
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4.7 ± 2.4
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0.5
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NS
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Family history
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N(%)
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N(%)
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Negative
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15 (75%)
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17 (70%)
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0.9
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NS
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Positive
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5 (25%)
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6 (30%)
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OCD severity scores as regarding Y-BOCS (mean ± SD)
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Obsession severity score
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13.7 ± 1.7
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14.2 ± 1.3
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0.4
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NS
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Compulsion severity score
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12.6 ± 1.7
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12.7 ± 1.4
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0.8
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NS
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Y-BOCS severity (total score)
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26.2 ± 3.3
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26.9 ± 2.6
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0.5
|
NS
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Romantic attachment as regarding the ECR-R
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Anxiety score
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4.4 ± 0.33
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4.3 ± 0.23
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0.5
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NS
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Avoidance score
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3.1 ± 0.32
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3.08 ± 0.27
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0.8
|
NS
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ECR-R categories
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Fearful
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11 (50%)
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11 (50%)
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0.8
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NS
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Preoccupied
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4 (40%)
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6 (60%)
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Dismissing
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3 (60%)
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2 (40%)
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Secure
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2 (66.7%)
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1 (33.3%)
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Mean oxytocin level (mean ± SD)
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Oxytocin level (pg/ml)
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11.4 ± 17.6
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27.9 ± 24.4
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< 0.001
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VHS
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