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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied groups

From: Study of insight in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder and its relation to executive functions and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor

 

Group A

(n = 40)

Group B

(n = 40)

P value

Age (years)

 Median

28

30.5

0.35

 IQR

22–36.75

25–35.75

Gender

 Male

17 (42.5%)

20 (50%)

0.501

 Female

23 (57.5%)

20 (50%)

Marital status

 Single

21 (52.5%)

17 (42.5%)

0.370

 Married

19 (47.5%)

23 (57.5%)

Occupation

 Housewife

13 (32.5%)

8 (20%)

0.094

 Non skillful

6 (15%)

4 (10%)

 Skillful

5 (12.5%)

10 (25%)

 Employee

6 (15%)

13 (32.5%)

 Student

10 (25%)

4 (10%)

 Not working

0 (0%)

1 (2.5%)

Residence

 Rural

20 (50%)

22 (55%)

0.654

 Urban

20 (50%)

18 (45%)

Educational level

 Illiterate

4 (10%)

4 (10%)

0.971

 Read and write

6 (15%)

7 (17.5%)

 Primary school

5 (12.5%)

4 (10%)

 Preparatory school

2 (5%)

3 (7.5%)

 Technical

9 (22.5%)

11 (27.5%)

 University

14 (35%)

11 (27.5%)

Socioeconomic level

 High

10 (25%)

9 (22.5%)

0.698

 Middle

14 (35%)

19 (47.5%)

 Low

10 (25%)

7 (17.5%)

 Very low

6 (15%)

5 (12.5%)

  1. Data are presented as frequency (%) unless otherwise mentioned, Statistical significance at P < 0.05