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Table 1 Gender differences in comorbidity among OCD cases in specialist mental healthcare

From: Register-based study of the incidence, comorbidities and demographics of obsessive-compulsive disorder in specialist healthcare

Comorbidities

Total

Male

Female

OR (95% CI)

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Any comorbidity

2459

72.9

1118

70.8

1341

74.8

1.22 (1.05–1.42)

0.01

Anxiety disorder

1352

40.1

834

32.8

518

46.5

1.78 (1.55–2.05)

<0.001

Depressive disorder

1301

38.6

471

29.8

830

46.3

2.03 (1.76–2.34)

<0.001

Psychotic disorder

445

13.2

242

15.3

203

11.3

0.71 (0.58–0.86)

<0.001

Developmental disorder

404

12.0

278

17.6

126

7.0

0.35 (0.28–0.44)

<0.001

Eating disorder

324

9.6

49

3.1

275

15.3

5.66 (4.14–7.73)

<0.001

ADHD + ADD

267

7.9

191

12.1

76

4.2

0.32 (0.24–0.42)

<0.001

ASD

271

8.0

211

13.4

60

3.4

0.22 (0.17–0.30)

<0.001

Tic disorder

151

4.5

118

7.5

33

1.8

0.23 (0.16–0.34)

<0.001

Bipolar disorder

125

3.7

42

2.7

83

4.6

1.78 (1.22–2.59)

0.003

Conduct disorder

117

3.5

66

4.2

51

2.8

0.67 (0.46–0.97)

0.04

Mental retardation

40

1.2

22

1.4

18

1.0

0.72 (0.38–1.34)

0.34

  1. ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADD attention deficit disorder, ASD autism spectrum disorder, OR odds ratios