Table 2 Gender difference among cases as regarding sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, oxytocin level and romantic attachment
Variables | Males (N = 20) | Females (N = 20) | P value | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
Some demographic and clinical data | ||||
Age (years) | 29.7 ± 7.1 | 28 ± 6.1 | 0.4 | NS |
Education years (years) | 12.1 ± 2.2 | 12.2 ± 2.8 | 0.9 | NS |
Age of onset (years) | 24.4 ± 6.8 | 23.3 ± 5.8 | 0.6 | NS |
Illness duration (years) | 5.3 ± 2.7 | 4.7 ± 2.4 | 0.5 | NS |
Family history | N(%) | N(%) | ||
Negative | 15 (75%) | 17 (70%) | 0.9 | NS |
Positive | 5 (25%) | 6 (30%) | ||
OCD severity scores as regarding Y-BOCS (mean ± SD) | ||||
Obsession severity score | 13.7 ± 1.7 | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 0.4 | NS |
Compulsion severity score | 12.6 ± 1.7 | 12.7 ± 1.4 | 0.8 | NS |
Y-BOCS severity (total score) | 26.2 ± 3.3 | 26.9 ± 2.6 | 0.5 | NS |
Romantic attachment as regarding the ECR-R | ||||
Anxiety score | 4.4 ± 0.33 | 4.3 ± 0.23 | 0.5 | NS |
Avoidance score | 3.1 ± 0.32 | 3.08 ± 0.27 | 0.8 | NS |
ECR-R categories | ||||
Fearful | 11 (50%) | 11 (50%) | 0.8 | NS |
Preoccupied | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | ||
Dismissing | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) | ||
Secure | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | ||
Mean oxytocin level (mean ± SD) | ||||
Oxytocin level (pg/ml) | 11.4 ± 17.6 | 27.9 ± 24.4 | < 0.001 | VHS |