Table 2.
Mean score and standard deviation for HSCL-25 at baseline and follow-up, according to Axis I disorders. Paired t-test and independent t-test.
| T1 | T2 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Pa | Pb | |
| Any Axis I disorder | ||||||
| Yes (123) | 2.14 | 0.60 | 2.07 | 0.61 | 0.287 | 0.001 |
| No (14) | 1.60 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 0.53 | 0.445 | |
| Affective disorders | ||||||
| Yes (n = 85) | 2.26 | 0.59 | 2.12 | 0.63 | 0.064 | 0.018 |
| No (n = 50) | 1.80 | 0.53 | 1.86 | 0.59 | 0.492 | |
| Major depression | ||||||
| Yes (n = 59) | 2.27 | 0.61 | 2.15 | 0.61 | 0.177 | 0.44 |
| No (n = 76) | 1.95 | 0.58 | 1.93 | 0.63 | 0.802 | |
| Dysthymia | ||||||
| Yes (n = 50) | 2.28 | 0.55 | 2.17 | 0.70 | 0.228 | 0.021 |
| No (n = 83) | 1.95 | 0.62 | 1.91 | 0.57 | 0.573 | |
| All anxiety disorders | ||||||
| Yes (n = 110) | 2.18 | 0.61 | 2.10 | 0.63 | 0.267 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 27) | 1.69 | 0.43 | 1.64 | 0.49 | 0.583 | |
| Agoraphobiac | ||||||
| Yes (n = 61) | 2.33 | 0.57 | 2.20 | 0.63 | 0.178 | 0.001 |
| No (n = 74) | 1.87 | 0.57 | 1.86 | 0.60 | 0.816 | |
| Social anxiety disorder | ||||||
| Yes (n = 65) | 2.34 | 0.60 | 2.24 | 0.60 | 0.286 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 69) | 1.86 | 0.52 | 1.80 | 0.59 | 0.485 | |
| Simple phobias | ||||||
| Yes (n = 60) | 2.29 | 0.69 | 2.08 | 0.65 | 0.034 | 0.268 |
| No (n = 76) | 1.92 | 0.48 | 1.96 | 0.61 | 0.508 | |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | ||||||
| Yes (n = 25) | 2.32 | 0.62 | 2.27 | 0.67 | 0.701 | 0.022 |
| No (n = 112) | 2.03 | 0.60 | 1.95 | 0.61 | 0.243 | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | ||||||
| Yes (n = 29) | 2.35 | 0.66 | 2.07 | 0.57 | 0.035 | 0.558 |
| No (n = 107) | 2.01 | 0.58 | 1.99 | 0.65 | 0.739 | |
| Somatization disorder | ||||||
| Yes (n = 39) | 2.35 | 0.60 | 2.21 | 0.62 | 0.291 | 0.022 |
| No (n = 97) | 1.97 | 0.59 | 1.94 | 0.62 | 0.558 | |
| Number of Axis I disorders | ||||||
| 0 (n = 14) | 1.60 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 0.53 | 0.445 | < 0.001d |
| 1–3 (n = 58) | 1.85 | 0.48 | 1.95 | 0.58 | 0.167 | |
| 4 + (n = 65) | 2.39 | 0.59 | 2.17 | 0.63 | 0.021 | |
aP value on paired t-test.
bP value on independent t-test HSCL-25 T2.
cAgoraphobia with and without panic attack.
dOne-way ANOVA: number of Axis I disorders, df = 11, F = 3.5, P < 0.001.